Milford, CT

We had a long day of cruising on Friday, October 7 as we made our way from New London to Milford leaving at 8:00.  The day started off with the most gorgeous sunrise ever!

The skies cleared up and it turned out to be a sunny day but quite cold. It took us an hour longer than planned because we were running against the current. It was so chilly that we cruised from below in the salon for a part of the time.  As the day wore on and the seas picked up we started hobby-horsing but it wasn’t terrible. Needless to say, we were glad to arrive at the Milford Landing Marina when we did at 4:30.

We have come to really enjoy staying in Milford. Their harbor is protected and located adjacent to the very pretty center of town.  There are three marinas to choose from.  We chose Milford Landing because it was the most cost effective, the furthest inside the harbor and it had slips available. 

I walked Archie along the grounds of the marina and adjacent streets while Jonny got the Zendo tied up.  There’s a picturesque pedestrian bridge which has lovely views of the upstream waterfalls.

The boats docked nearby were all decorated for Halloween and as the evening wore on it became apparent that this would be party night on the dock.

That evening Jonny’s cousins Steven, Ann and Abby came aboard bearing champagne.  We had drinks and nibbles onboard before driving to a restaurant in Milford called Bin 100.  It was restaurant week in Milford (lucky us) and Abby chose this one.  The place was hopping and we got a perfect round table in a corner,  This restaurant had the unusual practice of offering its whole menu as restaurant week options.  So for $40 per person, several of us had Oysters Rockefeller, a delicious veal scallopini dish and yummy desserts.  Everyone loved their food and we had a great time as we always do when we are together,  We were lucky with our timing because Steven and Ann were getting ready to be away for six months as they travel to New Zealand and Barbados. Abby, who spends a lot of time with them, will surely miss them. But she will be able to spend time with her new granddaughter, Skydel, who is a little doll.

The next day we’ll be heading to New York and another favorite, the Harlem Yacht Club,