We started the day off by first making a quick stop at West Rock Ridge State Park and then driving to Mystic Connecticut. The small town reminded us of our trip to Colonial Williamsburg because of all the shops, churches, shipsmiths, and public demonstrations. We walked around for a couple hours, and got the chance to go aboard a few of the older ships. These ships were all at least a hundred years old, and it was neat to see how specific parts had to be hand made. The photo show how skilled we are at working the ship timbers.About a mile down the road was the Mystic Aquarium. It was a rather small aquarium, compared to the Shedd, but it was still worth seeing. The first thing we got in line for was the XD Theater. We expected to see a really cool movie in 3-D with moving seats but it turned out to be one of the lamest things we've ever seen. The rest of the aquarium was enjoyable though. Highlights included a sea lion show, petting crabs, rays, and sea stars, and feeding parakeits by hand.
Our dinner stop was Mystic Pizza, which became famous after being the location of one of Julia Roberts first movies. Our half cheese - half chicken pizza was delicious, and we highly recommend it to anyone planning on visiting the area.
After our time in Mystic, we went to Beavertail State Park in Rhode Island. We only stayed about 45 minutes. This gave us time enough to walk along the rocky shores and explore the tidepools. Jessie managed to rescue a small fish that was beached on the shore. We watched as Jessie nursed it back to life and helped it to swim again. We took a couple of pictures before heading out, and after all the fun we had today, we couldn't wait for the upcoming beaches we'd get to visit tomorrow. Cape Cod.
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