This revelling in gustatory delights of the last few days must cease! Alas and alack! Today, our goal is to visit a Post Office and then go to Mystic Seaport, an outdoor museum recreating an 1800's seacoast village where shipbuilding, whaling, and fishing were the predominant industries. As we were totally lost from the directions to the "nearest" Post Office, we noticed that the fire hydrants along the ten miles of rural road were insulated, wrapped in black plastic, and duct-taped for the winter. We got to see farms - dairies, Christmas tree farms, and wineries. Lots of places and businesses have Italian names. After finding "A" Post Office, we wended (past tense went?)our way to Mystic Seaport. We never would have known about it if Seth and Vivian and Rowan hadn't been recently and recommended
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