Forward To Rhode Island

Today was moving day again. While we enjoyed the area and Connecticut is beautiful, three days is sufficient to see and do. We moved from Old Mystic, CT to Wakefield, RI about 35 miles to the east. I have included photos of whale statuary, similar to our Chicago Cows. Both were found in Mystic, CT. This one was near Mystic Pizza.
This whale was near our campground, where the Somewhere In Time restaurant was located. We aren't sure which either of the whales are illustrating, but we are sure the locals know. The area has strong ties to the whaling industry, but we heard that there are few whales left because they have been fished out, so I wasn't too keen about hearing of whaling history.

Here, we are passing by Mystic Seaport, a whaling place, on our way to Rhode Island. The ship is the Amistad 2000 that I wrote about in a previous blog. In New London, CT, there is a restoration of one of Wyland's Whaling Walls. We are hoping to take in whale watching while in Rhode Island, if we have time.

This is a photo of the beautiful countryside in Rhode Island. U. S. 1 runs along the coastline so there was water to the south of us. Our campground is located at Worden Pond, which I would describe as more of a lake, but we are buried deep in the woods. This is the closest that we have come to roughing it, which in our case isn't too rough.

After we were settled in, we decided to see Click, the new movie with Adam Sandler and Kate Beckinsale. We were pleasantly surprised that the movie was so entertaining, since the critics don't seem to like it. I was prepared not to like it because I don't care much for Adam Sandler and his characters, but I found this movie refreshing, though I would be very careful about taking kids to see it. Everyone had strong parts. It was funny, but the message was poignant-along the lines of Spanglesh and 50 First Dates.

After the movie, we went to a Greek restauant that had great food. We actually discussed the movie and Mel asked, "What would you do over again?" We both answered that we wish we would have spent more time with our kids as they were growing up. We were so involved in making ends meet and providing for them physically that we felt we were gyped out of just enjoying them. On the other hand, we could recount great memories and hope that they remember them, too. Feeling nostalgic, tonight. Stupid movie!