We had tickets for the 9:00 am Amtrak train to Providence, RI leaving from Penn Station. We were up early and caught a cab to the station. Fortunately traffic was pretty light because our cab driver was the quintessential New York cabbie. He blew through just-turned red lights, wove through and around other cars and pedestrians and blew his horn most of the way there. Once at the station we had a little time to grab a breakfast sandwich and wait for the train to arrive. It was spot on time so off we went. Upon our arrival in Providence we walked to the Enterprise Rental Car place in an office building a few blocks away. Since I had checked the route on Google Earth I knew exactly where we were to go. There were at least a half dozen people waiting to pick up their cars from one of the two agents on duty. The line moved very slowly and we finally learned why. It seems that those who had made their reservations within the previous 24 hours were out of luck as they had no cars for them - something about not having time to update their inventory. I madly checked the recent email I had from AutoSlash.com which had automatically re-booked my reservation at a new lower rate. Fortunately it was from last Thursday so I felt confident I'd be OK. However, it was still a relief to hear the woman say that yes, they did have our car. So we picked up our white Dodge Journey and headed for Newport. We checked into our Wyndham Inn on the Harbor timeshare without any drama. It's a one-bedroom unit that is pretty small (the kitchen has a small 2-burner cooktop, a microwave, a full size refrigerator and a mini-bar sized sink), but it is right on a pier overlooking the harbor so no complaints. Right next door is a little place selling lobster and crab at "off the boat prices" and a small outdoor cafe where we got a cup of lobster bisque and some lobster dough balls to tide us over until dinner. Then it was off to the Stop and Shop supermarket to stock up on breakfast and salad makings. We figure we'll eat lunch out most of the time, but will have salads at the unit for dinner. We watched some of the US Open looking for Daniel and Elizabeth who were there, but alas, didn't see them. Then off to bed and a good night's sleep.
The fitbit registered 6,619 steps.
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