WOW, negotiating the interstates around NYC was a trip, but we made it and even went over the George Washington bridge on our way out of town, other then a short 4 mile stretch, it was a piece of cake. I believe I just hit it right, 11 a.m. on a Friday.
Well it was a short drive up to Mystic, Connecticut. We stayed at Aces High campground, what a beautiful place with large grassy sites, only problem was rain! We met a wonderful group of Tiffin owners who where part of the "Nutmeg Allegros" club from Connecticut. They shared food and memories and great places to stay, really nice people and we hope to reciprocate in the future in Phoenix. Seemed to rain all week, off and on but we managed to get some quality sight seeing done anyway. Here are the highlights:
*Mystic Seaport-old time village of ship building and whale boats
*Lighthouses-we did 3-Stoneington, Castle Hill and Point Judith, the last 2 in Newport
*Submarine Museum and USS Nautilus tour
*Village of Essex; Steam locomotive ride, museum of Connecticut River, historic downtown, Goodspell opera house and Gillette castle tour
*Newport-historic ocean drive with mansions, Eisenhower's summer house, America's cup yachting museum, we just scratched the surface here-we need to return!
All in all it was pleasant, we even visited two casinos, one was the MGM Foxwoods and they had there grand opening while we where in town. They where nice but after Vegas everything is just average. Sue dropped 10 bucks in a penny slot and won a $100! WOW!! The chowder is good here but prices are high, gas is $4.09 and across the border in Rhode Island it goes for $3.85 a gallon. Now on to Bar Harbor Maine tomorrow.
2 comments:
Hey Pop site looks great! I imagine it's pretty time consuming. That castle in the first picture looks bitchin'.
Miss you all much! The pictures looks great and you look like you are having fun! Love you guys!
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