Gales Ferry, Connecticut

Southeastern Connecticut has been my home since birth.

Although I did not always appreciate it, after my four years at Penn State I grew to love it.

Things are different when you are away from the ocean. The weather, the people, the food, the activities.

What do people do in the summer when they are not 20 minutes way from the Beach? And I mean the BEACH. Not a lake, not a river, not a swimming pool. I mean the freezing, salty Atlantic Ocean.

Well, I will be finding out….very soon.

Gales Ferry, CT is smack in between two of the country’s largest casinos and smack in between two of the country’s largest cities, New York and Boston.

It has made me a seafood snob—you will never see me at Red Lobster—I love to sit on the docks in Mystic while I absorb the fresh lobster and calamari. You really can’t beat that. Just relax as you watch the boats out on the water and feel the warm sun and the sea breeze on your face.

Oh, home.

Here is a list of place you HAVE to visit when in Southeastern Connecticut (these may or may not be in a particular order):

Mystic Seaport

Paul’s Pasta, Groton

Somewhere in Time, Groton (amazing Banana Bread French Toast for Breakfast)

Mohegan Sun (Food, Bars, Free Shows…and gambling)

Harkness Park, New London

Azu (awesome restaurant in downtown Mystic)

Harp and Dragon Pub Weds. Trivia Night, Norwich

Watch Hill, RI (Beach)

Esker Point Beach for a Thursday Night Beach Concert in the Summer

Foxwood’s Resort & Casino

Fred’s Shanty, New London

Michael’s Dairy, New London

Mystic Aquarium

Bangkok City Thai Restaurant, New London

Mystical Horizons (Tarot and Palm Readings), Mystic

And there is much, much, much more!

Ask me questions I LOVE to talk about “back home!”

Welcome to the Journey

It’s LB here.

I am a very recent Penn State Alum who is embarking on her very first job…and adulthood.

It’s time to pay all the bills, make 100% of my own decisions, and travel around the country.

OH! And get paid a SALARY.

All of this is very exciting and scary for me so jump on board as I hit the road and share America with you…as seen by ME.

We will begin in my home state.

A state I am very proud of!

Where the Atlantic Ocean crashes against the shore, the Huskies dribble better than any dog I know, and the capital is called, by some of it’s citizens, “The Heartbeat.”

Welcome to Connecticut!