Mystic

Today, after eating breakfast, we travelled to Mystic. There, we saw two things of note -- first, the Mystic Aquarium, and second, Mystic Seaport's Museum of America and the Sea. I took lots of pictures. At the aquarium, I was particularly interested in the Beluga whales, who were doing tricks at feeding time. At the museum, the tall ships were the big attraction, and the whaling ship was probably the most interesting to see. Also today there was some great seafood. For lunch I had Quahog clams. They were big, sweet, and tender. Later in the afternoon, we went to Bill's Seafood and had lobster rolls.

It's amazing how close things are to one another in Connecticut. Mystic is near the Rhode Island border, but less than an hour from Manchester near the center of the state. We spent about three hours in the car today and have covered a substantial fraction of Connecticut -- mostly on regular highways, not expressways or freeways. Connecticut is just a small state, I suppose.