June 15 – 21 2022
Our first stop after leaving NYC was Stamford CT to visit Sandys’ friend. The marina as located by a business campus so I didn’t see much but Sandy did see some shopping. We stayed at an interesting marina called Crocker’s Boat Yard in New London CT. The marina was in a cove that was only accessible by going through an AMTRAC rail bridge so we were serenated by the train whistle several times a day. On the other hand, there was and outdoor seafood take-out with picnic tables just across the cove called Captain Scott’s Lobster Dock. The food there was excellent. Sandy had the lobster roll and I ordered the oyster po-boy. Yummm. We walked over to Ft. Trumble which was closed but did tour the visitors center. For something different, we took the water taxi to downtown New London and checked it out.
Our last stop in CT was the one I had been looking forward to the most. We went to Mystic CT and stayed at the Mystic Seaport Museum. I stayed over a weekend on a business trip a few years back and only had time to buzz the museum and was really impressed. This stop was even better. Mystic Seaport Museum is a replica of a seaport with a large variety of exhibits for all aspects of the historical maritime industry. The museum was originally set up to restore and display the last remaining whaling ship, the Charles W. Morgan. Now it has historical buildings and ships that you can tour. I can’t do it justice so check out Mystic Seaport Museum – Maritime Museum in Mystic, CT. Of course, we had to do the obligatory drive by of Mystic Pizza and the downtown area.
I am envious – your trip sounds fantastic! Bob and I visited Mystic Seaport on one of our trips and was also impressed with it. We had lobster whenever we could. Great memories. I would have loved to see the Escher exhibit – glad you were able to. A belated happy birthday to you – you are getting old. I’m glad I’m not!! So glad you have updated your blog – it’s nice knowing what you’re up to. Much love to you.
Thank you Jan. I first saw an Escher drawing in my high school math book and have loved his work ever since. It was definitely an awesome experience to see the actual work. The metamorphous print was huge. You don’t get that from a book or other reproductions.