Connecticut

We had a great trip to see Ben and Cynda. We spent the long weekend traveling and looking at the sights. We started off going to Mystic and the surrounding area. We stopped by Fort Griswold, the site of a battle during the revolutionary war. We climbed a tower to look over the old fort's breastworks. We drove to Newport Rhode Island to see the old mansions of the super rich. These mansions were built as the summer homes of the wealthy in the 1890's. The picture is of the Vanderbilt's summer home. It was amazing to see and tour these grand homes. Back to Mystic the next day. This is a very old seaport that supported a large ship building economy 150 years. On the way back to Cynda's house we stopped by for a combined railroad and steam paddle wheel boat ride up the Connecticut River. It was a beautiful scenic trip. Thanks Ben and Cynda for the great time. Made us want to live on the east coast.