Tag: Connecticut
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October 1, 2023. Essex to Cooperstown, NY.
I haven’t written anything about it up until now because there wasn’t anything to report. But today, the start of October, was our first fall “leaf-peeping” day of the trip so far (albeit probably at least a week or so off from the peak) as we travelled from Essex to Cooperstown, NY. Cooperstown, renowned for…
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September 30, 2023. East Haddam, CT.
Today, we ventured north about 20 minutes next to the Connecticut River to the town of East Haddam where an ancient ancestor of mine helped to establish the town many years ago. I’ve been to East Haddam before back in 2014 but I’d wanted to show it to Lorna since I first saw it. Nicholas…
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September 29, 2023. Nantucket to Essex, CT.
We had a leisurely morning at the inn (checkout 11) before departing Nantucket on the 12:30 fast ferry back to Hyannis. We walked downtown to do a little more shopping and came across the usual funny items for sale that one often sees in tourist hotspots like this. Fortunately, in Nantucket, we were able to…
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September 27, 2023. Mystic, CT to Nantucket, MA.
Today, we made our way to Hyannis, Massachusetts to take the high speed ferry over to Nantucket, a place that Lorna has wanted to visit for a long time. But first, we wanted to walk around the historical downtown of Mystic. It was a beautiful morning. Many shops were not yet open as we needed…
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September 26, 2023. Fredericksburg, VA to Mystic, CT.
Today, we awoke in Fredericksburg to cool and overcast conditions with some light drizzly rain. Our view… The Hampton room was quite nice and included your standard buffet breakfast downstairs. Part of our room… After breakfast and packing up the car, we were on the road by 8:20. Originally, we’d planned to stop for the…
East Coast Road Trip: From Clemson to Montreal 