Retired Nomads - Part 2 : West Greenwich, RI to Mystic Seaport to Rocky Hill, CT

West Greenwich, RI to Mystic Seaport to Rocky Hill, CT - September 5

Today we had a short drive to get to Rocky Hill, CT. (Hartford area) We stopped for lunch at Mia’s Café in Westerly/ Pawcatuck, CT. What a charming town to stop for lunch and Mia’s is right next to the Pawcatuck river. Greg had the fried chicken sliders and I had a grilled cheese stuffed with several kinds of cheese, sundried tomatoes & bacon. Both were very good.

Pawcatuck River

We then drove the short distance to Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. We passed on eating at Mystic Pizza (from the Julia Robert’ movie 30 some years ago). Mystic Seaport is the largest maritime museum in the United States.

It was a fantastic maritime museum, and we could have spent almost an entire day here, but we only had a few hours. It’s a very different type of museum as most of it is outside and you can board historic ships and walk around on them and there are people there to tell you about it.

There were also many buildings that displayed the different areas of boat building and restoration. In fact, the Mayflower ll, that we didn’t get to see since it wasn’t at Plymouth Rock is there being restored. She looks beautiful.

We checked out the recreated 19th-Century Seafaring Village and the buildings aren’t replicas, but trade shops and businesses from the 1800s that were transported to Mystic Seaport Museum from locations around New England. The village is made up of many bustling maritime trades, from shipsmiths and coopers to woodcarvers and riggers.

They also had a great museum on Whaling which was very good.

entry of the museum

Thames Keel Exhibit

Henry B. Dupont Preservation Shipyard

Mayflower ll

Antique Marine Engine Exposition Fire Fighter

Thomas Oyster Co

Lobster Shack

Mayflower ll

Sail Loft/Rigging Loft/Chandlery

Ship Chandlery

Rope Walk

Mayflower ll

Brant Point Lighthouse

Cat Boat

Fishing Schooner L.A. Dunton built in 1921

Block Island Fire Engine #1

Mystic Print Shop

Mystic Print Shop - type set

Cooperage

The Charles W. Morgan is the oldest American merchant ship afloat and the last surviving American wooden whaleship When launched in 1841 she was one of more than 600 American ships hunting whales.

Charles Morgan - whaling ship

the actual Benjamin F. Packard cabin

the Captain's bed

the figurehead room

chapel

We then drove another hour to get to Rocky Hill and got checked into the Residence Inn. We went out to grab a quick dinner and then did some grocery shopping.

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Tomorrow, we have a full day planned; visiting a Gillette Castle, taking the Essex Steam Train and a boat ride on the Connecticut River.

Retired Nomads - Part 2

Saturday, September 7, 2019

West Greenwich, RI to Mystic Seaport to Rocky Hill, CT - September 5

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