Dunes along the Boardwalk. |
We started the morning just sitting and watching the waves
roll in. Great way to begin our
day! Need more days where that begin
with watching the tide come in! Then we
walked the boardwalk doing a little shopping and ending up at the Apple Store. They were out of AT&T iPhones so we
decided it was time to move on. Maybe we'll find an iPhone somewhere further down the line.
Driving through New Jersey was interesting to say the
least. There was a lot of construction
on the turnpike and lots of areas with 45 mph speed limits. What made it interesting was that no one
drove slower than 70! We were booking
the entire time! We finally slowed down
as we approached Manhattan, crossing on the George Washington Bridge. What an awesome bridge!!! Traffic got a little tight through Manhattan,
but finally opened up as we left the Bronx.
On the George Washington Bridge |
Speaking of the Bronx…we wanted to get our New York cache
near New Rochelle…just past the Bronx.
We looked for three different caches with no luck. We finally gave up and got back on I-95 and
headed to Connecticut. Never had that
happen before! (We’ll be back in New
York next week so we’ll get a cache then.)
Mystic Evening |
We ended up in Mystic, Connecticut. Beautiful little town…lots of old houses and
boats everywhere. We plan to explore
more tomorrow. (Yes, this is the home of Mystic Pizza!)
We had dinner at the Oyster Club. They had several varieties of oysters, all
local. I’ve never seen a menu like that
so I asked the waitress about the difference between the oysters. She explained that some are briny/salty; some
are sweet and some even taste fruity.
Our choices were the briny local oysters and the sweet Rhode
Islands. It was amazing how different
the two types tasted. OMG…they were
soooo good….especially the sweeter Rhode Islands. I never knew oysters could taste so
good! I’m ready for more!
Now, we’re trying to adjust to our hotel room. Last night we stayed in a $4000 suite and
tonight we’re in an $80 Quality Inn room. No gold
faucets nor an in-room sauna tonight, but the TV works and the toilet flushes so
all is good!
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