Connecticut has been a blast! In spite of being touristy, Mystic Seaport was interesting and definitely one of our fave places. We went back yesterday evening (7/1) to have 'a slice of heaven' at the original Mystic Pizza. Their claim to fame is Julia Roberts' debut movie, 'Mystic Pizza,' from the late 80s, but prefer to say they're the pizza that made a movie famous. The pizza was delicious and we had leftovers for dinner again tonight. Right down from Mytic Pizza on Main Street is a draw bridge that is raised every quarter hour to allow boats to pass through. We enjoyed riding over this for another view of the river.
While at the campground we've been able to bicycle and paddle boat. Jerri's had a nice place to run and a mountain to run up and down (just like home only a shorter mountain). 
Yesterday we daytripped to Essex for a ride through the Connecticut River Valley on board the steam railroad, then a trip on the Becky Thatcher paddle boat up and down the Connecticut River, and back on the train to return to the station. We thoroughly enjoyed the entire trip. From the river we saw Gillette Castle, osprey nests, Canada geese, cormorants, swans, and a pair of nesting bald eagles. We passed marinas and boatyards and also passed the home Doris Day rented when she filmed a movie back in the 1960s. We also met Bob, and 85 year-old train conductor who had a small (very small) role in the latest Indiana Jones movie. The train was also in the movie, as well as the Yale library. We saw pictures of Harrison Ford and Stephen Spielberg in the train gift shop.
So, of course, we went to the movies today to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. We did see the brief train scene (near the beginning of the movie), which took three days to film. This afternoon we rode over to Foxwoods, which claims to be the largest casino in the world. On the way to Foxwoods, we ran through some rough weather and large hail, which at first appeared to have broken the car windshield. After the rain quit, we found the hail marks on the windshield were spatters of tree sap, not broken glass as it appeared from the inside. Never seen anything quite like this. Unable to tell at this time if there are any dings in the car body or not (needs washing too badly). After losing our designated amount at Foxwoods, we came out and the sun was shining.
All in all, Connecticut has been a very nice trip. Just don't buy gasoline here, cause the cheapest we've seen is $4.39 per gallon. Hopefully we'll find it less expensive in PA when we get there.
We leave for Mt. Pocono, PA tomorrow to spend the 4th of July weekend, then head further southward.
Until next time - life is short, enjoy the journey.
K&J
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