We had breakfast at the Hampton and got on the road fairly early. We got to the US Navy Submarine Force Museum at about 9:30, not long after it opened. A very nice morning, warm but not humid. The circles in front of the building are the cross sections of the first modern submarine and the latest Ohio class boat. We first toured the Nautilus, the first nuclear sub. Good tour. The museum is very well laid out and interesting. We talked to a docent whose son and daughter-in-law are moving to Albuquerque in a few weeks, compared notes on East Coast living. He gave us some tips on Cape Cod.
Next we started back on the way to Newport, going via US 1. I had found some lighthouses on the way. The first was Avery Point. We found two other ones close by that I didn't know about. The Avery Pt. LH was a replica apparently, on the U. Conn campus. I was a really pretty place, with a wonderful breeze. The U Conn building by the water was a classic - stone architecture. We couldn't help but think about more Summers in Conn! Looking for a Summer Place. The boats sailing off the point were are very special touch.
Next up was lunch in Mystic. Went to the Harp and Hound and I got a picture of Mystic Pizza. We headed for Newport and stopped by another LH in the town of Stonington. It was getting late so I was OK with skipping the next two LHs.
We got to Newport at about 3 and went straight to the Breakers - the Vanderbilt mansion. Lots of traffic. The place is amazingly opulent - much more than what we have seen elsewhere, at the Biltmore or the DuPont mansions. No pictures inside so just the outside views. It was a good tour.
The downtown area was totally crowded due to today being the last day of the jazz festival, so we went to an out-of-the-way seafood place for dinner - I had scrod and Sue had Nantucket scallops. Two punchlines in one meal!
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