Today, we drove to Mystic, CT to tour Mystic Seaport. The day was absolutely perfect! The weather was bright and sunny, we had a personal guide (more about this later) of a fantastic place, and I did not have to drive!
Our merry band consisted of my cousin and host Noella Peterson and husband Bob, my sister Prudence Cowan, Laurel and me. We headed out about 7:30, stopping for breakfast at the Crackerbarrel, somewhere about an hour from Attleboro in Connecticut. We arrived in Mystic about 9:45. A friend of ours, Dave Davidson, has a friend, Jack Clark, who is a volunteer worker at Mystic Seaport. Dave introduced us via email a few months ago. Jack offered to provide a private tour of the place, so we met him at 10 at the main gate. He first showed us the shipyard, the area he is most familiar with. They are restoring the last wooden whaling vessel in the world as well as other projects. All work is performed with period tools, making it a project for trained workers in nearly obsolete crafts. Jack said there are no apprentices, so the future of the shipyard may be in jeopardy.
We stayed until just before closing time. Afterwards, we drove back to Attleboro for dinner. Following dinner, Laurel, Pru and I went to Norton and visited our Aunt Barbara Barrows and cousins Billy and Mike. We had not seen them in over 2 years, so it was a nice visit. Billy is about to retire, but Mike has a few more years to go.
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