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WILI's 2012 TRIP TO BLOCK ISLAND  On September 9, 2012, WILI's Wayne Norman took a Constitution Coach filled with WILI listeners to the Block Island Express in New London. The day started cloudy but turned sunny and dry by the afternoon. Some people toured the island, some shopped, and Wayne saw an animal farm and some HUGE waves generated by Tropical Storm Leslie. To see more photos, click here.  Wayne's first stop was Abram's Animal Farm, which features many unusual animals, including this emu   A kangaroo  A yak named Justice  Ring tailed lemurs  Alpaca  A llama (or maybe an alpaca)  A ze-donk (zebra/donkey hybrid) named Cindy  East African crowned cranes  Lots of pine cones on Spring Street  Looking north on Spring Street toward Old Harbor--high surf from "Leslie" is smashing on the rocks     It's 142 steps down and 242 steps up   A dozen surfers in wet suits were riding the huge waves generated by Tropical Storm "Leslie" which was east of Bermuda. This was taken near Vail Beach. The surfers got there by boat, not from the beach.  A piece of driftwood turned into an alligator   Wayne really enjoyed watching the heavy surf--some waves were 8-10 feet high  Mohegan Bluffs behind Wayne  Looking west to the clearing skies  The giant waves  The bottom platform of the 142 steps from the top of Mohegan Blufffs  The view from that platform. Montauk, NY (eastern tip of Long Island) can be seen where the horizon meets the bluffs.  Two surfers tried the waves nearer the steps  One more giant wave  Goodbye to Block Island for another year To see more photos of our 2012 trip, click here. For photos from prior WILI trips to Block Island, click here and scroll halfway down the page |
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