Tuesday morning brought a new day & a new trip. I was headed to Mystic, CT for the 4th with KDP. I picked her up at 9:15 am and we were on the road. Surprisingly enough there was little traffic to contend with as we drove the 3 hours to Mystic. An easy ride, it really went fast.
We got up to the Seaport at 11:30 am.........so much for 3 hrs. We ate a quick lunch & went in to see all of the ships & historic houses & life in general for the early 1800s. I love going to Mystic.
We stayed there until about 4 o'clock. Then it was time to head over to Mystic village, where they have 60 little cottages of shopping. KDP found a few items in their all Irish store but wasn't sure what to purchase. I told her to sleep on it as we would be back there on Wednesday.
We then got back into the car & headed 20 minutes back west to Mohegan Sun. I have been dying to visit their casino for one reason: they have a 3-story mountain with a martini bar at the top & a planetarium on the ceiling! So we check in to the casino & there's a problem. They had us down for a package of two nights---$74 for the 4th of July & $259 for the 5th. I couldn't go for two nights.....only one....and when KDP called to change the reservation, the woman told her the price would remain the same. We both knew this was incorrect, but who are we to opt for $189 for the one night? So as we check in, the two women working on our reservation pick up on this and become confused. They aren't sure what to do with us. We stood there quiet as they debated the matter. The result? Leave the room price blank & let the check-out people handle the situation. Fine by us.
We head up to our very pretty room with a great view of the mountains & settle in briefly. But it's 6:30 & I am starving. We pull out the binder in the room to see what they have to offer in the way of restaurants. HOLY COW! Three are about seven restaurants, two buffets, five fast-food sites, and four clubs. We couldn't decide what to eat, so we went for the buffet. Which one? I have no idea. We wandered until we found one. And we hit the right one because the one we chose was doing a special of 2-for-1 on Tuesdays....and the 4th just happened to be Tuesday! So we ate SO MUCH FOOD for very little $$. Nice!
It was now time to gamble. Neither KDP or I are very good at gambling, and our night of Texas Hold 'Em from last year is proof that we are horrible, so we stuck to the ever-popular slot machines. I was doing okay for a bit but somehow lost it all. Ah~~that's okay because I only put in $20. No big loss. KDP, however, came out on top............by $1.42. Hey--at least it's more than she started with!
After working up a huge thirst sitting there at the one-armed bandits, we climbed the mountain for our drinks. At the top of this pretty mountain is a small lounge with cute bartenders. We ordered our martinis & just sat back & enjoyed. I had watermelon & you think I'd know to stay away from them because they get me into trouble every time. I was so excited to be there & planned on drinking more than one since we had a room right there............but I was soooooooooo tired. So I only had one! I am so disappointed in myself. But I did have to walk back down the mountain in heels after this drink, so it was probably better that way.
We got up the next morning & went to check out & were right back to the original problem we had when checking in. The woman didn't know what to charge us. It took her about twenty minutes to finally come back with an answer that she was not too happy with. We were! She had to give us the room for $74! The grand total was $82.88! Sweet! We LOVE Mohegan Sun!
Yuck~~it was raining out & we were headed back to Mystic to visit the aquarium. The problem is that everyone else was there, too, because of the rain. I adore the aquarium. We saw fish, jellyfish, sea horses, the penguin exhibit, beluga whales, and an octopus. And we got to see the Sea Lion Show. Cowboy & I saw that two years ago & they have the same ones performing still. There had been a young one...about 2 yrs old back then named Rider, who couldn't do any tricks then but followed the big ones around. Well, he's now four years old & can do a couple of his own tricks. He was sooooooooooo cute! I could watch them all day.
We finished up at the aquarium & went over to the Village again. KDP got her irish stuff that she had been pondering. I got chocolate for the ride home. We hopped on I-95 & started back. Along the way we stopped at the Clinton Outlets for a stretch & a little bit of shopping. KDP got sandals. I was proud of myself because I didn't buy anything. This is a rare occurrance, but when it happens, I pat myself on the back for being so good with $$ and then plan what I am buying myself as a reward.
I dropped her off at home aorund 8:15 in the evening & got home close to 9:00 myself. I had such a good time & want to go back again.
