Day Four: Sting at the beach

Not the performer.

Yesterday morning, Mike figured out after he got in the shower that he probably should have worn his bathing suit since everyone who came into the room could see his bare behind. I’m glad he showered first and was able to share that with me.

We went to Mystic Seaport which depicts a colonial seaport village in the 1800’s. The recreated shops and houses were a big hit with everyone. We all really loved one particular house that had a full fruit and vegetable garden. The woman inside told us what a typical day was like all while baking a pie over her hearth. We went aboard a schooner ship and the only surviving wooden whaling ship. That was an interesting experience, seeing the living quarters aboard a ship from that era. Looking over the edge of the ship, we were able to see a dozen or more jelly fish including some tiny little babies.

The kids’ favorite area of the Seaport was the Map It building. Charlotte built a 3D map of her room and Eli used a large model of an island to map points using a grid. Lucy loved rolling cars on a giant rug of the United States.

Tying knots in the Discovery Barn:

Yet another bathroom incident. Lucy caught Eli in the outhouse with his pants down (just pretend):

Playing kitchen in the Children's Museum at the Seaport:

Putting the kids to work:

Driving simulator in the Map It! building:

On our trip, every time we enter a new state, we read about it on it's Wiki page. We've learned some very interesting things.Did you know that some people in Connecticut refer to themselves as Connecticuties? We were all surprised to learn that Connecticut, while the 48 largest state, is the 29th most populated state. It's also the one with the highest per capita income.

We came back to our tent site which is within walking distance to another beach. We played in the sand and swam and had a great time….until we got stung by a jelly fish. Poor Lucy got the brunt of it. It feels like shards of glass in your skin. When we left the beach, we headed towards New Haven which is said to have some of the best pizza in the country. It was pretty darn good but honestly? I don’t think it rivaled the pizzeria we go to back home. I think most people just like what they’re used to.

This is after the jelly fish so she's a pretty tough cookie:

If we could learn one thing from Charlotte, it would be how to make friends no matter where you are: