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Outdoor activities by land and by sea

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Many people bring their own bicycles over on the ferry (or rent) for an inexpensive and active way to see the island. At ten square miles, even the biggest of the island’s hills is over quickly. (Although rusty cyclists – we feel your pain – might want to make sure they’ll be going downhill when they hit Airport Hill.) There are, of course, many ways to take advantage of the ocean all around.

Pond and Beyond offers kayak rentals in New Harbor, including nature lessons and special child-friendly outings led by knowledgeable owner (and mom) Corrie Heinz. BI Parasail and Watersports will hoist you aloft for a solo or tandem ride of surprising peacefulness (foot dips in the ocean are optional) or challenge your ability to hang on with a wild banana boat ride. Charter fishing boats – like Hula Charters and G. Willie Makit – will take you onshore for blues and stripers, or offshore for shark and tuna. Go for spectacular seaside horseback rides with Rustic Rides Farm; attempt board lessons of all kinds with the folks at Diamondblue or Ocean Adventures; or, if you know how to sail, rent a Hobie Cat at Champlin’s and fly around the Great Salt Pond (pontoon boats are a more sedate alternative).

Block Island Fishworks will sell you fishing tackle, arrange a charter or find you a guide for surfcasting, fly fishing and spearfishing lessons. Skate rats will love the Ian Kortbek Memorial Skate Park at Ball O’Brien Park on West Side Road, and their younger sibs will enjoy the playground and adjacent pebbly beach, great for hunting seashells and the arrowheads that Manisses Indians left alongside the Great Salt Pond.

Where to Find

Block Island Fishworks
Ocean Ave. 401-466-5392,
bifishworks.com


BI Parasail and Watersports
Old Harbor Dock
401-864-2474
blockislandparasail.com


Champlin’s
West Side Rd. 401-466-7777,
champlinsresort.com


Diamondblue
Dodge St. 401-466-3145,
diamondbluebi.com


G. Willie Makit
401-466-5151,
gwilliecharters.com


Hula Charters
401-263-3474,
hulacharters.com


Ian Kortbek Memorial Skate
Park at Ball O’Brien Park
West Side Rd


Ocean Adventures
Ocean Ave. 401-368-2611,
oceanadventuresbi.com


Pond and Beyond
401-578-2773,
blockisland.com/kayakbi


Rustic Rides Farm
West Side Rd. 401-466-5060

Pond and Beyond, BI Parasail and Watersports, G. Willie Makit, Hula Charters, Rustic Rides Farm, Diamondblue, Ocean Adventures, Block Island Fishworks, Ian Kortbek Memorial Skate Park

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