More "adventure" at Mystic Seaport, CT.

Had a restful night at the Waterford, Ct. Walmart parking lot again.   Left the lot around 10 a.m. for Mystic Seaport.   Had a great morning checking out the displays and buildings that we didn't get to see the previous day (didn't have to pay again - our payment the previous day covered our entrance for today).  The weather started out overcast but turned beautiful and sunny.

Sheryl is standing with the large anchor at the entrance:

Here we are in the lobby next to a fresnel light from a lighthouse.

We visited a ships wood carving shop.  They carved everything necessary for trimming out the ship, including the name plates for the ship.  By law, there had to be five of them to identify the ship.

We saw where sails were made and where the iron items for the ship were created.  It was all very interesting.  Here are some more pics:


We took in a cooking demonstration circa 1850 in one of the homes along the shore.

 We found this in the sail shop.

Got back to the travel trailer in the parking lot about 1 p.m. to have some lunch. 

The main slide wouldn't extend.  I shifted from tourist to "mechanic mode."  The mechanism was making noise but the slide wouldn't go anywhere.   After praying about it, I made a phone call to Randy at Philips Camper back home.  We determined that the slide was stuck and if I turned the manual slide extender rod, it would pop free.  It did.   Problem solved.   We could go back to being tourists again.   Thank you Lord for making Randy available and knowledgeable.  Lunch was great - chicken and dumplings.  Umm, Ummm, Ummm.. Yumo. 

Went back into the park around 2:30 p.m. and had a great time.   By the time we left around 5 I was whipped, but Sheryl was still going strong.  Made a pot of coffee - drank same and called our son in Florida.  After the coffee drove 15 minutes to a Pilot Travel Center for a free overnight.   So far, the truck next to us has only started his engine twice in two hours.  We are hoping he quits or leaves - as I'm writing this, he left.   Yea!

Tomorrow is our travel day to Acadia National Park.   We are so looking forward to parking the rig and kicking back.   Maybe some lobster on Thursday. :)