The URI Bay Campus beach is located on South Ferry Rd in Narragansett. I have many fond memories of this special place. I started coming here at a very young age with my family & even took swimming lessons here every summer. At that age I dreaded jumping in the cold water at the wee hour of 8am but little did I know how lucky I was to be able to take advantage of this sacred place. We would spend countless days lounging in the hazy summer sun some people only romanticize about. With a large family sometimes there would be over a dozen of us occupying a corner of the beach.
As a teenager I would come to this beach at night & sit in my car to read, listen to music obscenely loud or just stare out at the moon lit peaks in the bay attempting to seek refuge from what ever was bothering me that day. I still didn't appreciate this place I used as a sanctuary
As an adult, I not only see the amazing panoramic views of the bay, Jamestown & small boats bobbing on moorings I see a safe place I can bring my children to relax & go for a swim or just bask in the sun. They enhance their little minds with all the nature we are surrounded by with fishing or crabbing. This is a family beach it is free of waves, litter & crowds.
This fall my youngest son goes to school full time & I'm sure I will come here with the intention of seeking solitude but really just wanting to quench my desire to hear children laughing & playing. For my home will be very quite. I hope one day my children too have amazing memories of this beach & all of the quality time we spent here.
This is my secret...I hope one day you are able to enjoy it too.
Kristen Lenzner-Holloway, a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, Realtor & RI enthusiast
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