Typing through tears as I had to hug my sister goodbye. It is always so hard to leave her. We had a great visit. We seem to be able to pick up where we left off last visit and we built some more wonderful memories together.
This late morning we went to the Mystic Seaport Museum. Jim was like a little boy in a candy store seeing all the ships. We walked around outside at the museum for a couple of hours.
Went to a lovely restaurant for lunch. All three of us were pleased with our food. Jim got some Clam Chowder which was very good. He was disappointed in the crab cakes but the chowder made up for it.
Went to UConn Avery and sat by the ocean for a bit. It is so nice to see an open horizon. Drove through downtown Mystic Port and saw the draw bridge.
Ended our day at the Submarine base and museum. We saw the Nautilus sub but it wasn’t open to tour.
Came back to the hotel. I think I will take a nap. The heat of the day has worn me out. I did sleep last night from 10 – 2 and was up between 2 and 5 and then got a second sleep between 5 and 8. More sleep than I had been getting.
We are still very full from lunch so not sure we will need dinner. There are several choices within walking distance of the hotel if we decide we need a bite later.
Tomorrow morning we head for Silver Springs, Maryland to see Jim’s oldest son Thomas and his finance Judy. We will stay with them until Friday morning. I’m not looking forward to the drive tomorrow as we have been told the traffic will be very heavy most of the way. We will make it through somehow.
Grateful for the time I had with my sister, grateful for the wide open space the ocean provides, and grateful for another day of safe travels.