OUR VISIT ON THE EAST COAST

At the end of the cruise, we rented a car and drove from New Jersey to Massachusetts to visit Lovern’s nephew, Tom. As the CEO and President of a medical equipment company, Tom is extremely busy but still finds time to have fun and entertain. He exudes warmth and good humor. On Sunday he put on a big lobster feed with a lobster each plus steak, chicken and roasted corn. The setting was ideal overlooking the small lake there. Most of the family was there except for one daughter: wife Leah, daughter Leah and her boyfriend, Tom’s mother and father (my brother), his aunt, and us. The lovely fall day and changing color of the leaves added to the enjoyment. Zoe loved spending the evenings listening to Tom’s entrepreneural ideas.
It was back to work for Tom on Monday so we visited the nearby Old Sturbridge, the recreation of an 18th–century village. The cobbler was especially interesting as it was a time when there was no left or right shoe but all the same. We were intrigued with a little girl who discovered she could move the handle on the water pump and bring us water. A ride in a carriage made us wonder how anyone could last on a very long bumpy trip.
On Tuesday we decided to visit Nantucket Island. We spent the night in Kennebunkport and caught the early ferry. We were blessed with good weather again and wandered around town and found a place for lunch. Lovern just had to get fish and chips. We found nautical chart place mats that we had been looking for for some time at a chandlery.
Next we drove to see old friends in Connecticut. The shorter driving distances on the East Coast are helpful. The visit ended up to be only a dinner and breakfast as our friends in the final stage of moving permanently to their home in North Carolina.