Blogs from New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North America

Dear All I continue my travel blog write-up of my hugely enjoyable two-week trip through New England by writing up about my time spent in the delightful state of Connecticut in this entry. Being New England's southernmost state, and bordering energetic and buzzing New York to its south-west, I rather expected Connecticut to be busier and less New England-y than my previous destinations so far - but boy was I wrong! Connecticut seemed quintessential New England, with lovely little towns filled with white clapper-board houses and tall white-spired churches, super-friendly people, and bodies of water everywhere - whether it was the sea, a lake or a river, houses seemed to be just built next to a waterway. I loved Connecticut, and enjoyed my time there very much. After having gratefully received a lift from my mansion ... read more

Another hard wood floor wake up with lots of alarms going off all at once echoing through the high ceilings of the gymnasium walls. This is Bike & Build life. Since it was laundry night last night, I have the fun task of being sure all my clean clothes are folded and packed away efficiently in addition to packing away the normal sleeping bag and thermarest. This morning I get to slip into comfy shorts and tank top, rather than wiggle myself into my shams while in my sleeping bag. We eat left over pizza for breakfast, and though I usually am picky with left over pizza, I don't hate it this morning. I do thoroughly enjoy sitting in a circle while eating breakfast all together. We have route meeting a ways away from where we ... read more

Bonjour à tous Comme prévu hier au soir je suis allé souper sur le port Provincetown, juste pour vous, j' ai pris de nouveau une "chowder" (pour ceux qui n' ont pas lu, allez voir le jour 4) et des raviolis garnis au homard. Une dizaines de ces raviolis font environ 40 de ceux que l'on connait. Une ventrée!. Heureusement que je ne mange pas le midi, et que j' ai pas mal marché, si non ce n'est pas moins 10 kg, mais plus 10. Malheureusement ou heureusement je vais quitter la région de pêche. En partant souper vers 19 h j' avais remarqué, à l'hôtel, quelques couples une dizaine de personnes, assez bruyants, autour d' un barbecue. A mon retour 2½ plus tard, les bières, aidant, le volume avait bien monté. Je finis le blog ... read more

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We took the train on a fairly non-descript route from NYC to New Haven. Then we drove on a country road route through beautiful, lush countryside. We'd forgotten the meaning of green with our drought at home but this green we've never seen much before. It was lovely to take the slow route. We stopped at a Dairy Queen for an ice cream with mobs of junior baseballers, then in Mystic, a sea town for a wander along the streets. In a suburb of Providence we spotted an authentic looking italian restaurant. It sure was as there was no menu! Anna was not so impressed with her bolognese but my matriciana was fine. Bedtime found us in Seekonk, MA for a wonderful sleep.... read more