Today we spent another day touring Newport mansions. Last night we watched the movie Wind which is set in Newport. The first mansion we toured was The Elms. There was an audio tour and as we went into the sun room I thought to myself this looks really familar. The Elms was where the movie Wind was filmed. (We confirmed this with the docent.) It was a beautiful house with lush grounds and gardens.
The second house was Chateau-sur-Mer. I must say this house was dark and my least favorite. It had a lot of dark paneling and walls. The tour was a guided tour and once again the docent was very knowledgeable. Although he did contradict the docent we had on the Rosecliff tour. He told us the "season" was 10 to 12 weeks (not 6 weeks) and prior to the season all the women went to the same Parisian dress makers to get their gowns so they wouldn't match. He informed us that the "season" is currently happening.
We found a park and spent a couple of hours napping and relaxing overlooking the ocean in Breton Point State Park. A cute little park were the locals fly kites, picnic and hang out.
Tonight we are camping in a vineyard in Massachusetts called the Running Brook Winery.
Happy Travels! Joni :)
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