Mystic Aquarium

Today's adventure took us to Mystic Aquarium.

After Amy prepared a great Father's Day breakfast of eggs with a mix of diced potato, peppers, onion and ham, we headed out to Mystic Aquarium. We first visited the beluga whale exhibit. You could feel the cold coming off of the water of the display the three whales were in, This is because beluga whales natural habitat are cold arctic and sub-arctic waters. After watching the whales for a bit, we stopped at the Sting ray encounter where the girls got to touch cow-nosed rays. Next on our aquarium day we enjoyed sea lion acrobatics at the Marine Theater show. It was interesting seeing the four sea lions perform, and also misbehave! The show had to be restarted twice until the one "teenager" behaved. There are many indoor and outdoor exibits, taching about auatic life from around the gloabe. One of the most interesting were the "jellies", an exibit showing various types of jellyfish from around the world. The colors and types were so beautiful, and so fragile looking.

Pictures from the day:

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After some chocolate chip pancakes made by Am, we went window-shopping at Old Mystic Village We took Molly along and she enjoyed sniffing around the complex. After shopping for a few hours (and Rhode Island style fried dough) we took Molly back to rest at RoadAbode, and headed to Mystic Pizza - the same Pizza place from the movie.

I was expecting a tourist trap, but the pizza was excellent! As an appetizer we had fried pickles which is much better than it sounds. After we walked and shopped thru the eclectic mix of stores in Mystic, with a final stop at Drawbridge Ice-cream. We each had a unique cone, mine being wild blueberry.

After our great day out, we relaxed poolside for a while, then has quesadillas for dinner.

Tomorrow, a travel day.

A few pics from today:

Stopped in Groton, On the way to Mystic

Stopped in Groton, On the way to Mystic, CT.

Mystic Drawbridge

Mystic Drawbridge

Campground and Dinner at Costello's

After the Submarine Museum, our Campground was just a few minutes away. We needed to use a detour because flooding back in April had washed out a bridge on 184 in Olde Mystic. Once we got settled into our site, we headed out to Costello's Clam Shack, the partner to Abbott's Lobster house. Both are located in Groton Connecticut, a block from each other, but the clam shack is a little less expensive, and has the better view, located right in the Noack Shipyard. We each enjoyed our meals - but I think mine, the Hot Lobster roll - lobster meat drenched in melted butter and served on a toasted roll - was the absolute best. I'd been looking forward to this authentic New England specialty for quite a while, and it did not disappoint. A few Pictures:

Our Site at Seaport

Costello's Sign in the Noack Shipyard

K waiting for her Fish & Chips

What we could see from Costello's

Keeping A warm in the early Eve's Breeze

@ da submarine museum

@ da submarine museum

The Sub Captain

Last Day in the Mystic Area, We decided to Go over to the Sub Base and Museum in Groton.
Everytime I go I enjoy this museum on the history of the Submarine in the United States - Dating to Colonial Times. 

Homeward bound

Homeward bound
After window shopping a bit at Mystic Village, we headed to the local Five Guys for a late lunch. Even though it was not the "local fare" we had been seeking throughout this trip, Kev had never had one of their burgers, and I new it would be a great treat. As we were enjoying our burgers, it began to lightly drizzle, and by the time we headed to RoadAbode, it was a steady rain. On the road heading south on Route 95, the heavens opened up and poured down. The rains slowed us down, and instead of hitting the Tappan Zee Bridge before the commuter rush, we ended up on the Bridge as the crush started. Still, we did seem to keeping moving, just slower than expected. With the heavy traffic and wet roads, we finally made it to RoadAbodes Home  - two hours longer than expected.