Mystic Seaport

 September 30

We spent 3 hours at the Mystic Seaport Museum, 19 acres of the history of whaling and shipbuilding.

Admission is $23.95 per senior, $25.95 for adults. It is well worth it.

Walking along the river to the first dock.

We took a tour of a whaling ship first.

Here was the captain's quarters.

Anchors aweigh!

This was a cooper making barrels in which to

hold the whale oil and other products.

The printer working his press.

Precision ship clocks.

Lighthouse on premises.

A merchant ship being maintained at the shipyard.

Inside the work shop.

Homes in the village

A tavern

Looms inside the house

One of the residences

Another residence

The garden window

Carvings made by the sailors for figureheads.

Carved by sailors. Called "Drake"

Look at those puffy trees!

Staff headquarters

Downtown Mystic. Mystic Pizza is located on the right.

I took over 100 photos and have only included 20 here. The other ones are on various Facebook posts on my timeline. I didn't want to post all of them in any one place.

The seaport was well worth the time and money. Luckily it was not crowded. The only downside was that only one restaurant was open, and we got there just a tour bus had dropped off its customers. So we ended up eating at a restaurant off site. There were a couple small cafes open but just a few sandwiches and other snacks. 

We're off to Rhode Island tomorrow!