8/18/2017 Mystic, Connecticut

From: casarollnotes.blogspot.com 

Tim and Linda Bunyan

Mystic, Connecticut

Old Mystic, Connecticut Seaport RV Resort

This is a rainy, lazy, hazy day of Summer that keep ‘the Seekers’ inside to learn "Keep.Google".  It is an App offering a means of list-making and checking off To-Dos. 

"Genius"! 
Tim has our Propane secured and kitty cat Woodstock is happily reposed on the bed which always has a coverlet just for kitty.  We’ve removed the bedspread and put it into storage aboard our home: CasaRoll.  The usual 80 degrees disallows the encumbrance of extra blankets.  Jackets have remained in the back of the closet with layers of summer clothes covering their space.

We arrive cozy Seaport RV Resort.

Driving the village area of Mystic, Noank, and Stonington, we came upon Fords.  It is a

casual, ideal lobster dining area at Sound Side Shore.  Everywhere we find ample water, boats, and opportunity for sail and boat fishermen to remain pleasantly entertained and satisfied.

Homeowners fill their ‘seconds’ (summer cottages) in April, May, June, July, August………a five-month opportunity for fun in the sun.  Otherwise, it does do the

'Winter 20-degree dip' here.

Mystic Bridge Historic District in the village of Mystic Connecticut on the Stonington side of the Mystic River.

Water shoreline aplenty to ease those summer humid days of 80 degrees with humidity that accounts for the real comfort of weather.

Yes, Mystic Pizza is here and we must go because we do like 'famous' pizza.  A very Americana-style, rectangle building which would not be an ordinary welcome to us; however, its fame overrules its appearance and we must see if Pizza here at Mystic is comparable to those we know and 

cherish back home in Fair Oaks at Pasquales: which "has not been beaten"!

The place is very comfortable and homey.

We are restocking supply, re-arranging bath pantry cabinet, and always able to have laundry to do…. not even necessary to place that on the To-Do list……….  Laundry rooms are a Seeker’s best friends.  Where else can you gain time by placing 5 loads of laundry into cooperative machines and dryers that in under 2 hours complete the chors.  DONE.

This is a quick stopover for us and we will be departing sooner than all these services can render.
Here is the deal of the week!  Here at Seaport RV Resort, pump-out service is rendered every three days…. another great incentive to remain in this beautiful, peaceful setting.  Green grass, attractive bathhouses, and a delightful pool are for our pleasure.  

Onward on our 2017 Travel Tour to:  Cape Cod (Massachusetts Country USA)

where we will spend about 10 days being Seekers! 

8/17/2017 PEZ in Orange, Connecticut

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Tim and Linda Bunyan

ORANGE, CONNECTICUT

On route to Mystic Connecticut, we stop in Orange, Connecticut at the:

PEZ Visitor Center. 

Displayed on the entry wall is 792 examples of PEZ dispensers. 

 PEZ all began by a confectioner: Mr. Hass from Austria.






There are rows and alcoves of many categories: from Heroes to Presidents.  

Disney has established characters,

and Olympic memorabilia that draws over $1,000 for the Alpine Man. 

I love PEZ; today I have added a couple more to my collection.  It is ‘genius’ to provide a dispenser for a sugary treat. 
My 100 or so count of PEZ dispensers in my collection pales to the many, and the variety, of possible PEZ dispensers here at the Center. 

So interesting to see the different eras and advertising since the 20’s! 

 It has been a great stop in Orange, Connecticut on our way to Mystic, Connecticut: Seaport Village RV Resort !

8/10/2017 MANHATTAN borough, NEW YORK

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Tim and Linda Bunyan

NEW YORK

8/10 – 8/17/2017 at Liberty Harbor RV PARK

We have arrived to celebrate Tim’s 61^st birthday in The Crown!  Of Liberty!!!

Yes, we have ticketed reservations to go all the way to the visitor’s top.
We explore the area abutted to Liberty Harbor with a view of the Goldman Sachs building in: NJ! 
Manhattan is peeking up from behind; and the Liberty is to our right view. 

We are in an RV park: alongside Liberty Harbor and the marina in a mix of paved and gravel RV park with water and electricity……in heaven!  

 10 minutes ride on the Ferry from New Jersey to Manhattan for a bike ride up the West Side along the Hudson River--no charge.










Ferry Terminal

We found the ferry dock at our doorstep and the PATH (NJ Subway) is just a short walk to Jersey City……the nice Jersey City!  Sweet, mid-town feel with street venues every evening and a few blocks closed to traffic….and we found appropriate words for Tim’s birthday at the ice cream place “Start every day like it is your birthday” signage. 

8/11 NEW YORK: First day out of the gate we boarded the yellow Liberty Harbor ferry with our bikes and rode 15 miles RT up the West side of Manhattan, past the multi-colored flags of the waterfront at

 Chelsey, and


the High Line community, waterfront bench areas, and cafes to 72^nd thru traffic and entered the sublime Central Park: 

Bike Ride 2017 to:

CENTRAL PARK

Imagine being in a state of relaxation and calm, surrounded by green in Manhattan.

  

We walked some and ate our bagged lunch on a park bench.  We watched the horse-drawn buggies, mothers with strollers, foreigners, and young people, and bikes, and joggers spend their day in a worthy cause.










Outside of Central Park, within the City, the Modern Art Museum: Guggenheim Museum

Some of the Buildings of NYC

Post Office Building and they park their delivery trucks on top of their Post Office! 

 Of Course, in New York!!

Along the Hudson River on the Bike Trail.......and Classic Car Club venue 

TIMES SQUARE
8/12 We made our way on the PATH and Metro using our charge card at the vending machine and made our way thru revolving gates and waited in the plugged areas of the subway station.   

The Metro did get us to Times Square on a Saturday……which is as an obscure scene from a nightclub in Star Wars movie.

Center of Times Square: Everything safe and sound!

We visited Laura Osnes starring in 
Broadway Show: "Bandstand".


The Broadway show: Bandstand was very moving and delightful. We had good seats and the theatre was small and classic.

Best of all we visited with Laura.  She is the Star of the show and is the granddaughter of my childhood Pastor.  My brother, Mike, was able to get us in contact with Laura.

We found (one of my favorite hangouts) Sardis after the show and it was filled with interesting people in respite from the activity outside.  This is a historic, comforting retreat in the bar.  

For old time sake, for each famous star pictured on the wall, raised a glass to their honor.

8/13 We rested at Liberty Park, a Day On The Green: Listening to 
Cuban Orchestra, located next to our RV Park!

8/14/2017 Tim's Birthday

 This is our day to visit the Statue of Liberty by Ferry at Liberty Harbor dock at the Liberty Park right next door to our RV camp.  We made the brief stop to Ellis Island but moved on quickly to Lady Liberty as everyone that was at Times Square is now at Liberty ………and more ferries arriving. 



Since Tim had reserved tickets to The Crown…we could go where few go!  It is quite a
personal, rewarding experience. 
We stayed in the Crown as long as we wanted and there were docents there to allow us to photo thru the crown to the Lady Tablet which has July 4, 1776 written.

ELLIS ISLAND NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION

What a joy to be there and see the insides of the building and the 
painstaking details for refurbishing each fold and copper inlays. 

Truly a work of art by an Engineer!  

We spent the day in awe and found it perfect in place to honor Tim’s birthday!  Here’s to Engineers…. that made things that people come to witness forever.....

  Made his mark!



DAY at LIBERTY PARK ON-THE-GREEN: 
One short bike ride from our RV Park!

8/15 











Greenwich Village needs to be attended as it comprises a section on Manhattan set aside in its history and forming ... as it is today.  




Washington Square Park is a refuge area here. 
Tribute to George Washington as Commander General and First President of the United States.  

The founding fathers are truly remarkable, dedicated people that persevered for years for what they believed.

8/16 Hell’s Kitchen

Visited Tim’s friend, Neil Kirkwood, from music and boy scouts in Santa Rosa days since 1^st Grade.
Neil Kirkwood grew up next door to Vanette and Nat up in the neighborhood on the Hyland Drive.  Neil has married his high school sweetheart, Eve.  

Neil has lived in NY since he and his wife arrived after graduating from college with a music degree.
He owns an apartment just around the corner from PufCha, the café we met.  He is a Conductor, writer, musical instructor.  They have just purchased a house upstate (south of Albany).  Neil has a music studio at Times Square…. we all nodded an agreement: he’s hit the big time!  

We walked to Rockefeller Center and took notice of all the buildings surrounding the Center.  Only an Engineer would know the notice of all the surrounding buildings contracted by Rockefeller.  Grand Central is undergoing renovation; yet, still grand in an old way.   

And so, too:  Sax 5^th Avenue.

ST PATRICK's CATHEDRAL-Neo-Gothic-style

Walk on Bleecker Street, a bright yellow store that houses the famous Molly's Cupcake in the West Village.

 Private New York University (NYU) centered in Manhattan, this campus in Greenwich Village

8/17/2017 Checked out of Liberty Harbor RV Park to continue our 2017 Travel Tour for a remaining couple of months to: Mystic, Connecticut, and then on making our way to:

 Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and we've decided to include: Bar Harbor, Maine in our

 2017 Travel Tour!