After such an ambitious tour the day prior, I was a bit slow going and not quite as motivated to cover as much ground. We sauntered down Canal Street, browsing all the cheap knock-offs and walked through SoHo and back to the Village for one more satisfying meal at Tea and Sympathy.

--- tea and scones at Tea and Sympathy in the Village ---

Our last major sight would be the magnificent and iconic Chrysler Building, an appropriate cap to our whirlwind tour of the Big Apple.

--- the one and only ---

--- elevator door detail ---

Hopping a late afternoon train, we got to Norwalk, CT just in time for an evening sail on Long Island Sound with my cousins, Owen and Cheryl, who managed to arrange for a perfect sunset as our backdrop. South Norwalk continues to see upscale improvements, with the latest addition a decadent and sumptuous bakery in a refurbished brick warehouse building along Water Street simply called SoNo Bakery. I highly recommend. We lucked out with another perfect day and so squeezed in another sail with Owen, this time out to Peck’s Ledge via Bett’s Island Bay for a nice swim. No trip to Norwalk would be right without a serving of oyster’s on the half-shell, which we enjoyed over dinner with an old college friend before turning our rental car inland. The remainder of our trip was spent visiting with the family at my parents home in Portland, CT, with the California and Massachusetts factions of the family converging for meals, bocci ball, and kayaking on Lake Pocotopaug before we had to head back to Colorado.

--- Sheffield Lighthouse at dusk ---

--- Ira gets a sailing lesson from Owen ---

--- sunset over the Connecticut coast ---

--- we didn't have time to get to the Statute of Liberty, so Ira filled in ---