Mystic Seaport, Connecticut

Dad and I took a day trip to Mystic Seaport which is on the coast of Connecticut about an hour and a half from our house in Simsbury. It was a lovely day and we saw presentations about whaling, coopering and oyster cultivation.

If there was ever any question over who in my family I look like, I think this photo answers it!



Dad

No trip would be complete without some long armed photography! :)

Toronto

In Toronto, I visited my cousin, Gen, for a night and then spent the rest of the week with my mom's best friend, Jennifer, at her house in Toronto and her farmhouse about an hour outside of Toronto.

View from Gen's apartment

Gen and Me

Lilacs outside of Jennifer's farmhouse

The Farm

Jennifer's new puppy, Charlie outside of the farmhouse

Ithaca is gorges!

On Saturday night, we went to a bonfire at one of Zach's professor's houses. It was a great time- chatting with interesting people and roasting marshmallows!

Bonfire

Zach and Jane

Waterfall!

Jane and I and the waterfall

No trip to Ithaca would be complete without a trip to a winery. This one was actually a hard cider factory. Delicious!

Ithaca!

After finals, I went home to Connecticut for a few days and then I was off on a little adventure to Ithaca and Toronto. My first stop was Ithaca, NY to see Jane and Zach (Zach and I worked together in Japan and Jane, his wife, was one of my closest friends there.... well, they both were :)). Zach is getting his PHD at Cornell. I was there for just the weekend but we made the most of it!

Jane and I in downtown Ithaca

We walked through the dodgy part of Ithaca but this was the only dodgy thing that we saw. Although it was written on the side of the town library which is maybe more disturbing than dodgy.

Downtown Ithaca, teatime with the statue.

Me and nature

Near Cornell