New London has had its share of up and down economic cycles but it manages to continue to make improvements with new buildings and neighborhoods under renovation. We passed the site of his family’s jewelry business, Mallove’s, which has moved to the suburbs and many older more historic buildings. And we saw another of Nathan Hale’s famous red schoolhouses.
We returned to Zendo in time to shove off at 10 for the four hour cruise to our next destination, Port Judith, RI. It was a lovely cruise along Long Island Sound. The weather was clear and sunny in the 70’s with a touch of autumn in the air. We passed many beautiful homes lining the waterfront.
As we entered the long inlet towards Point Judith we saw a lot of people sunning themselves on the beach (while we wore sweatshirts)!
We were planning to meet Jonny’s cousin David for a picnic dinner. He and his wife Bobbie have a summer home near the RI shore. Unfortunately Bobbie was unable to join us but we arranged to meet David at a nearby marina. We cruised up the inlet towards the anchorage we had selected in Point Judith Pond. We found a perfect spot in this large but protected area with only a couple of other boats at anchor. After reading and relaxing on board for a couple of hours, we took off on the dinghy to meet David.
David met us with a delicious array of local “delicacies” including an order of the now famous Rhode Island calamari. We found a picnic table at the marina and had a great time catching up with each other’s lives after not having seen each other for a few years. Afterwards we dinghied back to Zendo using a flashlight to guide us on the 20 minute ride through the moonless night.
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