Thames River, New London, CT

We had a leisurely morning at our calm anchorage in Essex on Thursday, September 10.  It was quite rainy and looked to be not a great day to travel so we just took it easy that morning.  It’s so nice not to have a schedule!  By lunch time we began to contemplate traveling since Long Island Sound was expected to have more favorable conditions today versus Friday.  After eating lunch (the final leftovers from our Gelston House dinner!) we lifted anchor and  took off for a short 3.5  hour cruise to New London. 

We proceeded south on the Connecticut River and then headed east on the Sound.

It rained on and off but the seas were pretty good and the cruise was pleasant.  Lynn was her usual busy self knitting an afghan for the Zendo.

As we approached New London, Jonny’s old stomping grounds and childhood home, he got more and more excited.

We went by the classic New London Lighthouse and later the square shaped Ledge Light in the distance.

The huge ferry returning from Long Island was approaching at a very fast speed and we needed to get out of its way.

We entered the Thames River and went by Connecticut College and the Coast Guard Academy.  Eagle, that impressive tall ship (originally belonging to Hitler) was docked by the Coast Guard Academy. 

And a lovely flotilla of little sailboats danced in the breeze.

Several teams rowing crew from the Coast Guard Academy were out rowing with masks on!  We cruised past them and saw a submarine being escorted by several boats.  As we approached our anchorage across from the submarine base we could see the Nautilus at its home port. 

That evening we enjoyed a very peaceful night at one of the calmest anchorages we have had on this journey. Tomorrow we’ll make the short hop to  Crocker’s Marina where we’ll stay for the weekend.