 MONDAY |
TRAVEL DAY |
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"The Constitution State"
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This ferry loaded cars and trucks at little differently than the other ferries we have experienced on this journey. The entire front of the ship opens upward from the bottom to bring the vehicles aboard. I think the reason for this is the high waves they sometimes experience crossing the open waters of Long Island Sound. Our other ferry rides have been in shallow and calmer inland protected waters like the mainland side of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. With a low flat loading deck like most ferry boats the waves today would have washed right over the lower deck.
Upon nearing the Connecticut shoreline we saw the Historic New London Ledge Light House. Sorry, it was a fair distance from the ferry so we had to zoom in quite a bit to get this photo.
There was one more bit of excitement related to our journey today, just before we made the last turn to enter our new campground we encounter a detour sign blocking the road. This detour added 12 miles to our trip and took us down some very narrow and twisting roads. It seems there has been some recent flooding in the area and the low bridge going over Eight Mile River was damaged. There was a road crew there every morning with heavy equipment working on replacing the bridge. Just below the bridge is Chapman Falls, which is less than 100 yards from where THE POD is now parked. Also the water supply in the campground has been deemed unsatisfactory for drinking, so no water to wash dishes or flush the toilet! Thankfully we always have drinking water on board.
 TUESDAY |
WORK DAY @ THE LIBRARY |
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As usual with us we were two weeks too early in the season to get to actually tour the inside of the castle or the museum, but we did get to walk around the grounds on a self guided tour.
GILLETTE CASTLE
After visiting the castle we drove the short distance over to the library and finally started on the work portion of our work day. Several hours later it was time for lunch and we decided to try out the little boutique restaurant next door to the library.
Higher Grounds is a great little gem of a restaurant. The owner/operator, food and decor were all top notch. Here's a photo of my Meatloaf Sandwich with Purple Potato Salad.
After lunch it was back inside the library and back to work. We finished our day and then headed back home.
WEDNESDAY |
WORK DAY @ THE LIBRARY |
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Here is a view of the ornate ceiling inside of the 1893 Mystic & Noank Library, where we are working from today. Isn't it just beautiful? I just love these old library buildings!
When it came time for lunch today it was pretty easy to decide where to eat. We are only 800 feet down the street from Mystic Pizza. Funny how we chose this library to work from today isn't it?
Well I'm happy to report that the pizza was delicious, we split a large 14" pizza with Tricia ordering meatball and onion on her half and I tried the Seafood Delight on my half. Sadly we forgot to take pictures until we were finished and outside the restaurant.
Just across the side street from Mystic Pizza is this tribute to the Olympian John J. Kelley, the long lost uncle I never knew I had. He ran the marathon in the 1956 Olympics, the same year I was born. Just kidding, the tribute is real, the comment that he is a relative of mine is not! At least not that I know of.
Our tummies are full and now it's time to get back to work and finish things up because tomorrow we are on the move again into another new state.
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