Exploring My New Home

I’ve been getting used to the rhythm of life here at my station in Newport.  I’d say I’m settling in, but I’m still living at the station while I wait for my housing stuff to go through, so there’s still some time before I truly settle in.  I did get a chance to explore a bit over the holiday weekend, which I had the pleasure of doing with my husband, who came up to visit me.  Our travels took us along Broadway, America’s Cup Ave., and Thames Street.  The whole area is very beautiful.  We found plenty of good restaurants to try, and so many ice cream parlors, bakeries, and other goodie shops that we’ll probably both gain some weight this summer from them all.

By far the best discoveries of the weekend were Cold Fusion Gelato on Thames Street and the Newport Segway dealer, who also sells Dahon bikes, my preferred kind..  Both Eric and I love gelato, and the handmade gelato at Cold Fusion is incredibly delicious.  I foresee many trips there throughout the summer.  As for the Segway dealer, aside from my desire to rent a Segway just so I can experience it once, the fact that the place is also a Dahon dealership makes me incredibly happy.  My little fixed-gear Dahon Boardwalk got me around Somerville quite well.  Sometime during my stay here in Newport I’ll have to get a slightly better one so that I can take it over some of the terrain in the state parks around here.

I was also able to get some of Eric’s paperwork taken care of while he was here.  He’s now got his own I.D. card and is officially my dependent.  He’s signed up for my health insurance plan, and our housing paperwork is submitted.  Hopefully in a week or two I’ll be able to move us into our housing for the next couple years.

I think that both Eric and I will be improving our photography skills while we are here.  Newport is a very photogenic area, and we both have been taking note of places that would make for beautiful photographs.  Once I have a way to go out and explore more, I’ll start sharing them with all of you.  I count myself extremely lucky to have been stationed here in Newport.  I’m excited to get settled in and really get to know my new home.