New London, CT (second time)

On Tuesday, July 8, Archie got a walk while I had a Spanish lesson.  We had a relaxing morning onboard. After lunch we had a quick and smooth one hour crossing back to New London on a sunny and pleasant day. 

That afternoon I was relieved to have finally got my blog up and running. We had to load the tool I use on our newer IPad and adjust the way I load photos and I was off and running. I wrote seven blogs that afternoon - easier because I hadn’t been taking as many pictures. So now I have to remember to take photos again!

Jonny spoke to his cousin Jimmy who generously offered us a car to use while in town. So Jonny dinghied in to meet Jimmy and followed him to his home to pick up the car.

That evening we defrosted one of our leftover chicken dinners and enjoyed it with some fresh summer squash. Later on we laid out on the foredeck on a beautiful night with a full moon listening to an array of songs that made up the soundtrack of our youth.

The only downsides to this mooring site are the less than tranquil vista and the fact that Acela and Amtrack trains go by regularly and blow their whistles very loudly as the train station is within sight of the mooring field.

On Wednesday we had a very busy day. We took the dinghy into shore where Jonny removed the outboard and loaded it into the car.  Lunch was at Fred’s Shanty (another local favorite on the waterfront) with good burgers and hot dogs.

 Jonny cruised around town taking a trip down memory lane as he always does when he’s in his hometown. We indulged in ice cream at Michael’s Dairy, another tradition. We sat in the gazebo on the well-manicured grounds.

A stop at Defender (a boating supply store) followed.  We also dropped the outboard off at a repair shop where we’ll leave it for a week. This means that Jonny will have to row the dinghy into shore if we are on a mooring or at anchor.  

A highlight for me that afternoon was getting my hair cut at a salon I’ve been to a couple of times before.  It is right next to Mallove’s, the family jewelry store. We stopped in to see Jimmy and make plans for dinner that evening. Jonny proceeded to picked up some groceries while I had my hair cut. And that evening Jimmy generously took us to dinner at a very good waterfront restaurant called Fat Tuna where we had an excellent meal. Afterwards,  Jimmy drove us around the beautiful shoreline neighborhoods with lovely waterfront homes where many of his customers live. We gave him back his car and he dropped us off at the boat. It was a productive and fun day!