Thursday, December 27, 2012

My Story Part 147 – Staycation: Mystic Seaport

On Sunday I went down to Mystic Seaport in Connecticut with four other friends, the seaport is a living history museum that recreates a 1870s whaling village and it was a great photogenic location. Admission was free with a donation of non-perishable food items, normally admission is $24.

There was a cold wind blowing off the water when we got there around 11:30AM and the sky was overcast, not the best weather for taking pictures (It was 34oF with a 15mph coming from Long Island Sound). However, the seaport was deserted we practically had the place to ourselves.

When we arrived we meet at the green by the Schaefer’s Spouter Tavern…


We then walked down along the docks and visited the building along the water and the ships.


And then we went aboard the fishing schooner L.A. Dunton, you cannot believe how the crew was crammed into their bunks for weeks at a time while they were fishing the Grand Banks. These are their bunks, mess and galley.


This picture is from the deck of the L.A. Dunton looking toward the whaling ship the Charles W. Morgan.


This picture is also from the deck of the L.A. Dunton and is of the whale boat building.


We then walked along the wharf until we came to the Charles W. Morgan and we went aboard…


After we left the Morgan we came to the lighthouse,


As we followed the wharf around we came to the Emma C. Berry a Noank Smack that was built in 1886.


And this is the lobster shack…


You know that I had to work lobsters in this narrative somehow.

We turned away from the wharf and headed toward the village and we came to the general store,


And we went inside and found the shelves stocked with goods from the 1800s


A village wouldn’t be complete without a druggist and the town doctor.



And the doctor’s office is located with the druggist…


On the way to the planetarium we saw singing carolers come down the road…



After we saw the planetarium show on the Star of Bethlehem was went to the Carol Sing



We left there and went to eat at the restaurant next to the seaport. Our next staycation is going to be to Newport RI to see the mansion with their Christmas lights on Monday.

Thought it would be nice to make some of the photos have a sepia effect to make them look like photographs from the 1800s…




Also all the interior photos were taken without a flash using existing lighting.
 
My Story is a weekly series of blog posts about my transition and observation of life as a trans-person.

2 comments:

  1. That looks like a lovely place to visit! I'll bet it's crammed with tourists in the summer, though...

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  2. What gorgeous photos! Looks like a fun trip.

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