New England, October 2014
Connecticut
Along Connecticut Route 169.
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The fishing schooner L.A. Dunton (1921) at Mystic Seaport.
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The whaleship Charles W. Morgan (1841).
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Some of the rigging of the Charles W. Morgan.
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Windlass and anchor chains.
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The try-works, where whale blubber was rendered down into oil.
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One of the ship's boats.
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Artist's impression of the dangers of whaling (displayed alongside the Charles W. Morgan).
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the Joseph Conrad (1882).
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Waterside mansions across the Mystic River.
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The drawbridge over the Mystic River being raised ...
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... and fully open.
Rhode Island
Newport harbour.
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Many churches were holding Pumpkin Patch festivals.
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Another view of Newport harbour, showing the bridge over to Jamestown.
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The Breakers, grandest of Newport's oceanside mansions, was the summer residence of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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The Breakers (south side).
Cape Cod
One of the beaches at Hyannis.
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Dunes at the furthest tip of Cape Cod, beyond Provincetown.
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Close-up of some of the shrubbery in the dunes.
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Do-it-yourself mobile home, spotted in Nickerson State park.
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A beach near Barnstable, with the Sandy Neck peninsula visible on the horizon.
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John Kennedy memorial at Hyannis, where the Kennedy family owned a number of properties.
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A final view of Hyannis, from the JFK memorial.