Mystic Seaport, CT

A short drive south on a rainy day and we're in Mystic, CT to see the famous Mystic Seaport. Fortunately, the rain lessened as we approached the town so it was only a little misty in Mystic. ;-) What a neat place - especially for people who love ships (like us). We spent the whole day exploring the area. We explored the restoration of an old ship, the Charles W. Morgan, originally built in 1841, walked through a shipyard (where various ship parts were being built from old logs), toured four ships from tall masted to a fishing schooner. We explored a 19th century seafaring village that had many small buildings showing all aspects of seaport life like lobster and clam shacks, a print shop, a nautical instrument shop, a cooperage, a shipsmith shop and so much more. There were also museums covering everything from figureheads to scrimshaw. Almost too much to see in one day.