Usually when we go home to Connecticut, it’s for a major holiday or a big occasion, like a family wedding. Every trip is fun, but on those occasions our schedule is often hectic and largely dictated for us. So to have a full week where we could simply enjoy some of our favorite restaurants, activities, and places in our hometown was a rare treat – and we took full advantage of it! Here are a few photos, if you’d like to see. At the bottom of the post I’m also sharing a list of our shoreline/southeastern Connecticut favorites, if you should find yourself in the area! The view from Abbott’s. The magnificent Ocean House. We went for lunch and it was as wonderful as you’d expect! June loved the penguins at the Mystic Aquarium! Everything else pretty much went over her head, but the penguins were a hit :) All dressed up for a high school friend’s wedding! Taking an evening walk to see my house. Favorite places to eat: Abbott’s Caffe NV and NV Market Sift Bake Shop Oyster Club Kitchen Little The Ocean House Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream and Buttonwood Farm Paul’s Pasta Del’s Chinese Kitchen S&P Oyster Company Clyde’s Cider Mill Favorite things to do: Mystic Aquarium Picnic at Harkness Memorial State Park and Avery Point Hike at Haley Farm and Bluff Point Beach day at Napatree in Watch Hill Walk through downtown Mystic Walk through Stonington Borough Walk through downtown Madison Kayak on the Mystic River Pick berries, pumpkins, apples, or Christmas trees at Maple Lane or Holmberg’s Connecticut peeps, did I miss any of your favorites