Spent the day in Mystic yesterday and had a great time. Saw Mystic Pizza (ala Julia Roberts movie) but decided it was too hot and humid to go there since no A/C. Went to the very cute Old Mystic Village shopping area and checked out the tourist info and the shops. They told us about a great boat tour right by the cool cantilever bridge that goes over the Mystic River. Another fun and well informed guide with lots of stories. The tour goes up the river by Gravel Road which is the original waterfront road of lovely old homes. One was called the "spite house" because the owner had a grudge against his neighbor so he built his house into the road to block the view. On the other side of the river is Mystic Seaport which is a living museum (sort of like Williamburg) of an old Victorian seaport village. We floated by lots of cool old schooners and smaller sailboats. A huge old whaling ship was in dry dock and our guide said it was the only one of its kind left. The museum is restoring it and spending millions. It was originally made from live oak which is now protected and can't be harvested so the museum goes to hurricane shipwrecks and salvages the live oak. So nice to spend an hour on the water with nice breezes. After our tour we had lunch upstairs at the S & P Oyster Co which had more great views of the water.
From there we took the long way back to our campground and drove the scenic ocean road from Mystic to Stonington (established in 17??) and on to the state seashore in Rhode Island just over the state line. Then on back to camp. Long but very fun day.
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