R is for Rhode Island

We’re quickly moving through the alphabet in this April’s A-Z challenge.  We’re up to the letter R.  Where in the world would I want to travel that beings with an “R” that I haven’t already been.  Russia would make the list except that I’ve been there (taking the longest train journey of my life).   At one time Rhodesia might have made the list but I’d have to perfect time travel and I don’t know if I’d cared to visit back then or even now with the mess it’s in.  Rangoon might have made the list, but I’ve already talked about it with Myanmar and besides, it’s now normally called as Yangon.    

Photos lifted from Rhode Island's travel page:

 https://www.visitrhodeisland.com

I think for my “R” destination should be an island, only it isn’t really one.  I think my “R” destination should be a small area without too many people. That it is, the smallest state and the eighth smallest in population.  However, the size makes the state the second in population density.  But most importantly, it's the only state within the continental United States that I’ve not visited.  So my choice for the letter R, if you haven’t guessed, is Rhode Island.  The question is, how have I missed it?  We’ll, look at a map, it’s not that large and you pretty much have to go there to have been there.   If you're traveling north and south on the freeways, it's easy to miss it!  I could take the train to Providence (maybe even making it a stopping point on a trip to Boston, which would allow me to scratch off two of my bucket list places).

Photos lifted from Rhode Island's travel page:
 https://www.visitrhodeisland.com

 Rhode Island was started by Roger Williams, who was a Baptist that didn’t get along with the pesky Congregationalist in Massachusetts.  He moved south and started a new colony.  There's a lot of history to see as the state's been around for a while even playing a role in the Revolutionary War. As I indicated, it isn't an island, but there are a lot of islands there.  Lots of exploring via water!  There’s also a lot of coastline with a large bay and from what a guy who winters down here tells me, the sailing is great.  The seafood is also outstanding.  Providence sounds like a nice godly place to visit.  The city at one time had a major league baseball team, but they went defunct in 1885 after winning the "world" title in 1884.  The nearby burgh of Pawtucket has the Triple A team for the Boston Red Soxs.  Players who get called up don't have to travel far as Boston is just next door.  Over all Rhode Island sounds like a good place to visit.