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| Heading down a glassy Thames River. |
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| The Lighthouse at the entrance to the Mystic River. |
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| Nellie on Mystic Seaport's wall. In the background is the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan. |
Mystic Seaport, a preserved, early 1800s village is Disney World for cruisers. The place is littered with classic old ships and boats. The shoreside vintage buildings highlight trades that were vital cogs in the ship building industry.
Oddly, this homage to the past really makes me appreciate a mid 1900's invention: fiberglass. Wood ships start to rot the second they're launched. Nellie's fiberglass hull and topsides are as sound today as when she was launched over 32 years ago. It's a Herculean effort to maintain a wooden boat. Fortunately, Nellie isn't nearly so demanding.
14 miles in the last two days. 1,051 miles into 2019 and 9,276 from Naples. DBH
