No one likes to jump in the car and go more than this
girl. So, naturally when the weather
started getting nicer, I go itchy feet.
Where would my first stop of the season be? You may have guessed it, Mystic
Connecticut! A spur of the moment trip,
if you will. I woke up on a sunny
Saturday morning and said to myself “I don’t feel like wasting another
beautiful day sitting around saying, I wish there was something to do.” I took matters into my own hands…
So, I threw some clothes in a bag and filled my water bottle
and jumped in the Kizashi and headed north.
With the iPod keeping me company with songs ranging from The Avett
Brothers to Zeppelin, it was sure to be a good trip. The sun was shining and traffic was almost nonexistent
and a short three hours later I was cruising around downtown Mystic.
Downtown Mystic is full of tiny stores full of things to
tickle everyone’s fancy. From toys to
camo and shoes to ice cream, everyone is sure to be happy. How can you not in such a cute little
town. Have you seen the movie Mystic
Pizza? It looks just like that…
After perusing downtown, I headed to Mystic Seaport for a
giant dose of history. You all know I
tend to get a little seasick, so I was slightly apprehensive about climbing aboard
the Tall Ships and peaking around. But,
you all know I also like a good day of exploring, so aboard I went. I had nothing to worry about. These Tall Ships were large enough and the
Mystic River was calm enough that my tummy never swirled!
While I was there I took in a very informative presentation
at the Treworgy Planetarium. I learned
how to locate many stars, planets and other celestial objects in the night
sky. For those of you who don’t know, I
love me a starry sky!
The time is starting to get a little later in the day and I
needed to find me a place to lay my head for the night, or at least grab a
shower… For some reason it was an
unusually busy weekend in Mystic and many places had no vacancies. So I headed to the next town, Groton, CT. where
I found an adequate place to call home for the night. The front desk attendant was very helpful and
not bad to look at either. He suggested
Hub’s Clam Shack for dinner. Well, this
run down ice cream shop looking place had what could quite possibly be the best
lobster bisque in all the world! Mad props for Hub’s!
After my belly was full and my face was clean I headed the
20 minutes or so to the Mohegan Sun to try my luck in cards and a couple slot
machines. Well, lady luck wasn’t on my
side this night. Although, it could have
been much worse!
Interesting facts about the
Mohegan Sun:
- · The second largest casino in the world.
- · Owns the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun.
- · SolToro Tequila Grill has 80, yes eighty types of tequila in stock!
- · Three casinos with 300,000+ square feet of gaming space
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Casinos
of the Earth, Wind and Sky
Sunday morning, I enjoyed
breakfast at the hotel before heading to Mystic Aquarium. At the aquarium I was able to get up close
and personal with a beluga whale, communicate with African penguins and pet a
shark and a stingray. There was an
amazing display of jelly fish, and you thought the ones at the beach were
scary! Sea Lions sang for their supper
and jumped through hoops to get it. I
also got to journey 12,450 feet below to explore the Titanic, the newest
exhibit at the aquarium. All and all a very interesting visit.
Before jumping back in the car
and heading the 3 hours back to reality, I decided to check out Olde Mistick
Village. I meandered along the brick
walkways and window shopped at nearly 40 unique boutiques ranging from art to zapatos. I purchased some caramel sea salt chocolate
fudge and headed home.
Be sure to check back for the more adventures of jessethegypsy!
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