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
For photos from prior WILI trips to Block Island, click here and scroll halfway down the page |