Mystic for Mother’s Day

Late Saturday afternoon I arrived in Mystic, Connecticut. It’s a quaint village which was founded in 1654 and quickly rose as a prominent shipbuilding area. Now, it’s largely known for its gorgeous seaport and phenomenal aquarium. Ever since my family moved to southern Connecticut in 1991, we have made regular ventures along the coastline, and in the last few years have made Mystic a ‘second home’ (where my parents dock their sailboat). Arriving in town is relaxing and nothing less than picturesque.

{Historic House}

{Along the dock}

For a small town, there are a handful of fantastic restaurants. On Friday night we ate at Oyster Club. We started with a variety of on-site chucked oysters, including Ninegret, Fisher’s Island, and Matunuck. I had the NY strip for my entrée, which was amazing. And, for dessert we shared an almond brown butter cake with rhubarb compote and whipped cream, chocolate-caramel tart, and brown sugar date ice cream sandwich with oatmeal raison cookies (OMG!… so good!).

{With mum – heading to dinner}

Sunday was a gorgeous day, so my mum and I went out for a run/walk while my dad worked on the boat. I started in a long sleeve and quickly had to strip down to my sports bra as it was so warm!

{Along the Mystic River}

Nearly 3 hours later, we arrived back on the boat, showered, changed, and drove the dingy to town. We lunched, walked and shopped. It was fabulous.

It was such a treat to spend Mother’s Day with my parents and celebrate all my mum deserves. Hope you all enjoyed your weekends!

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