Tuesday, May 19, 2009

This morning was clear, warm and calm so we spent the first few hours enjoying the sunshine on the boat. Then it was a trip to town to look for a mechanic for the outboard motor and take care of a few other things before leaving for Casey’s graduation. We headed for Hartford, Connecticut, at about 3 pm and considering that we found ourselves in New York City at 5 pm, the traffic wasn’t too bad. About half of the drive was on the Merritt Parkway, which was very scenic and made the trip more pleasant than we had expected. We picked Kelle up at the Hartford Bradley International Airport at 9 pm and drove to Clinton, Connecticut, a small town just a half hour south of New London. Here we all checked into our “favorite” (read “cheap”) inn, the Clinton Motel, for an evening’s rest before graduation day.