Newport - the place to be this summer!
It has been a while since my last post on this blog, but I have a good excuse for my silence: Newport is probably one of the busiest places on the East Coast when it comes to events on and around the water. Since our arrival we have been working a lot and at the same time trying to make the most of the local events. Here are some of the things we have done in the past weeks: - Haul out the yacht in Portsmouth to have the bottom painted - Take part in the Newport Charter Show, which proved very successful for Tilly Mint - Watch the start of the Newport to Bermuda race just in front of Castle Hill - Bike around town to discover all the great places to shop for our charter guests - Take wine classes to improve my knowledge of local wines - Test about 40 recipes with just as many types of fish and seafood - Take guests to Martha's Vineyard for the week-end - Sail down the Narragansett in the middle of the America's Cup boats Tilly M...