It was a lovely cruising day with calm seas and not as chilly as previous days. As we came to Stratford, we cruised up the Housatonic River known for its rather fierce current. The river was filled with lots of moored sailboats and lined with lovely homes.
After going under this attractive bridge (photo #1) we arrived at the Boardwalk Marina on the 12:50 and tied up at a face dock under I-95 and railroad overpasses (photo # 2 - not so attractive)!
We were helped by a dockhand festooned with a Trump tee shirt and hat who wore no mask and who heartily shook our hands to welcome us. He was very nice but not Covid conscious! We went to walk up to the marina office and walked and walked and walked. It was so far away, Lynn was concerned about being able to carry the laundry that far to wash in the laundry that was advertised. When we finally arrived at the marina office we discovered that indeed there was no laundromat! Oh well!
The good things about the marina: the price was lower than many places in this area, a Stop And Shop, BJ,s, and West Marine were within walking distance and it was close to Steven and Ann’s home.
Ann and Abby picked us up at 5 and took us to Ann’s amazing garden, part of a communal garden in Stratford. She gave us baskets and clippers and told us to pick all the vegetables and flowers that we wanted. What fun! We picked lots of tomatoes, eggplant, kale, Swiss chard, marigolds (which are edible!) and Lynn’s favorite zinnias!
From there we headed to Steven and Ann’s where we waited for Steven and drank a bottle of Moët and play with her adorable cats.
For dinner we drove to a really good Italian restaurant in Stratford where we sat outside and had a lively, very fun and delicious dinner. We stopped back at Steven and Ann’s for a nightcap before they drove us back to Zendo. Another fun evening with the Katzen’s and a lovely posy to remember it by!
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