Mystic Seaport

Today Richie and I visited Mystic Seaport for their Seafood Festival which consisted of seafood caught locally. The food smelled and tasted amazing (we had swordfish and New England clam chowder), but there was so much to learn about while at the Seaport. The old buildings had workers that reenacted the jobs from the 19th century that would have taken place there. We saw a shipsmith who reuses metal material and makes candleholders and harpoons and were able to walk onto ships that were docked at the seaport. One ship had just returned from a voyage to Cuba!

This boat was mounted on the ceiling of the welcome center.

One of the ships we were able to climb aboard.

A seagull sitting out on the river.

Richie and I aboard the steamboat...the last one of it's kind that is actually still running.

Lighthouse

Beautiful houses we saw as we were cruising along the Mystic River on the steam boat.

The Charles W. Morgan is the last surviving wooden whaling ship. This ship was built in 1841 in New Bedford, MA and had a successful 80 year whaling career. The ship made 37 voyages which ranged from 9 months to 6 years. The Charles W. Morgan was retired in 1921 and preserved as an exhibit for all to explore. At Mystic Seaport, they are currently 2 years into a 5 year restoration of the ship. Once the ship is fully restored, it will travel from Mystic, CT to New Bedford, MA and back again.

After stopping at the Seaport Bakery and grabbing an ice cream, pumpkin muffin (which I later found out I couldn't eat-it had nuts in it, and M&M chocolate fudge, we head over to Olde Mistic Village which had many unique shops and local vendors. We stopped at a store calling Raining Cats and Dogs and found an I love my puggle magnet, as well as homemade doggie treats for Riley and LuLu.

Overall, we had a wonderful day in Mystic and hope to go back to visit the Aquarium in the near future!