On July 8th we arrived at the port of Norwalk, CT.
We stayed at the municipal marina for 1 night here at Norwalk.
We stayed right in front of this Grand Banks below. We didn't do much but ride our bikes around. Norwalk is kind of a rough town.
The next day we pulled in here at Milford, CT.
Stayed here at the Milford Municipal Marina. Milford is a great little community. We stayed 2 nights. They have the second longest common on the east coast; Boston Common is #1.
The tides here range about 6-7 feet. You don't notice the tides unless you your slip happens to be close to shore because most of the docks are floaters; we have only been to 1 marina that wasn't a floating dock.
I took this picture of the municipal marina here at Milford from a footbridge and then turned around and took a picture toward town.
This is an old stone bridge in town over the creek.
Below is Live Wire sitting at the marina.
Leaving Milford.
Arriving at Guilford, CT.
The yacht club here at Guilford is about two miles from town, built in a marshy area. While at Milford, we had heard that there was going to be a Corvette show here and the town was going to put on their 4th of July fireworks even though it was the 11th.
Above: Looking towards Long Island Sound.
We rode our bikes to the Corvette Car Show at Moroso's World Headquarters. Moroso is a supplier of auto speed parts.
Our next stop is the town of Old Lyme, CT.
Stayed here at the Old Lyme Dock on the Connecticut River. Put on fuel at $3.02/gallon and were not charged for dockage. The businessman that owns this lives in the home just up the hill and commutes to and from Boston via his private helicopter in front of his home.
Below we are entering New London, CT. 
Below: As we approached the harbor, the Coast Guard came on the marine radio with a security announcement that they would be escorting a naval vessel into the harbor and for all vessels to keep their distance. We looked behind us and you could make out the conning tower of a nuclear sub following us in. 
There were two of these inflatible boats with machine guns and a tug boat escorting it in.
There are four different ferry lines that run out of this port. 
The sub that followed us in. I thought once the subs were tied up at the dock that they would raise higher out of the water, but they all stayed mostly submerged.
The green building is General Dynamics electric boat division. They build subs here at New London, CT and up the river 2 miles is the naval submarine base. We traveled up the river to see the sub base but have no pictures because they frown on that. They did have two patrol boats guarding the sub base.
We stayed here at Burr's Marina.
A few pictures of New London.
Above is a picture of Defender Marine Supply. A week before we arrived here, I was in the bilge and put my knee in the wrong spot and broke a bilge pump, so I got on line and discovered that one of the best marine supply houses was just a couple of ports away. I rode the motorcycle 3 miles to Defender; they had a working display of a computerized toilet so I went ahead and purchased that as well and spent the next day installing it.
This is a picture of the Nautilus; it is at a museum adjacent to the submarine base. It's higher out of the water because it is at the museum. We did not visit the museum because it was too difficult for us to get to.
Our next stop was at Mystic, CT. Mystic is the home of Mystic Seaport museum, a small marine version of Greenfield Village. It was one of our favorite stops so far this year. We spent 3 days here.
I thought of Mark Freeland, this boat followed us in. It is a little larger than Mark's.
Above and below: We stayed here at Mystic Downtown Marina, a great little mom and pop marina.
A view in both directions from the Mystic River bridge. Above on the right is Mystic Seaport museum.
All the remaining pictures are of Mystic Seaport museum.
Below is an old lifeboat. It had a metal skin and they sealed themselves inside in case it rolled over.
In the building devoted to tugboats, they had this video that you could practice piloting a tug with barges up the Hudson River. I thought for sure this boy was going to crash.
In the shipyard, they actually restore old wooden ships and boats. They are always looking for timber and it lays all over the yard.
Below is the keel to an old sailing ship that was found in the mud in one of the nearby ports and brought here in 1970.
Sawmill.
Above is a picture of the ship lift that they built in order to lift the Charles W. Morgan that they are currently restoring.
The Charles W. Morgan, 1841, is a wooden whale ship that outlived all other of her kind.
They allowed everyone to tour it. Here is the fire pot they used to boil down the blubber to get the oil.
These two heads were in the stern of the vessel just off the captain's quarters and dumped overboard.
The captain's bed swiveled on posts so as the ship listed, the bed would stay level.
I found this building very interesting. The old sailing vessels required miles of rope. This building was moved to this location. It was originally 1,200 feet long. This exhibit showed how they took hemp, turned it into string and eventually into rope.
If you make reservations far in advance, you can dock your boat right at the museum. I had to take a picture of this Viking carrying two motorcycles.
The green building is General Dynamics electric boat division. They build subs here at New London, CT and up the river 2 miles is the naval submarine base. We traveled up the river to see the sub base but have no pictures because they frown on that. They did have two patrol boats guarding the sub base.
We stayed here at Burr's Marina.
A few pictures of New London.
Above is a picture of Defender Marine Supply. A week before we arrived here, I was in the bilge and put my knee in the wrong spot and broke a bilge pump, so I got on line and discovered that one of the best marine supply houses was just a couple of ports away. I rode the motorcycle 3 miles to Defender; they had a working display of a computerized toilet so I went ahead and purchased that as well and spent the next day installing it.
This is a picture of the Nautilus; it is at a museum adjacent to the submarine base. It's higher out of the water because it is at the museum. We did not visit the museum because it was too difficult for us to get to.
Our next stop was at Mystic, CT. Mystic is the home of Mystic Seaport museum, a small marine version of Greenfield Village. It was one of our favorite stops so far this year. We spent 3 days here.
I thought of Mark Freeland, this boat followed us in. It is a little larger than Mark's.
Above and below: We stayed here at Mystic Downtown Marina, a great little mom and pop marina.
A view in both directions from the Mystic River bridge. Above on the right is Mystic Seaport museum.
All the remaining pictures are of Mystic Seaport museum.
Below is an old lifeboat. It had a metal skin and they sealed themselves inside in case it rolled over.
In the building devoted to tugboats, they had this video that you could practice piloting a tug with barges up the Hudson River. I thought for sure this boy was going to crash.
In the shipyard, they actually restore old wooden ships and boats. They are always looking for timber and it lays all over the yard.
Below is the keel to an old sailing ship that was found in the mud in one of the nearby ports and brought here in 1970.
Sawmill.
Above is a picture of the ship lift that they built in order to lift the Charles W. Morgan that they are currently restoring. 
The Charles W. Morgan, 1841, is a wooden whale ship that outlived all other of her kind.
They allowed everyone to tour it. Here is the fire pot they used to boil down the blubber to get the oil.
These two heads were in the stern of the vessel just off the captain's quarters and dumped overboard.
The captain's bed swiveled on posts so as the ship listed, the bed would stay level.
I found this building very interesting. The old sailing vessels required miles of rope. This building was moved to this location. It was originally 1,200 feet long. This exhibit showed how they took hemp, turned it into string and eventually into rope.
If you make reservations far in advance, you can dock your boat right at the museum. I had to take a picture of this Viking carrying two motorcycles.
