this child isn't inside

As part of the state program "No Child Left Inside", we signed up way back in the summer to go on the steam train to riverboat to Gillette's Castle journey. Dante ended up having a soccer game at that time, so Lucia and I went for a girl's day out. First, to the CT Riverboat Museum, where Lulu posed as an octopus. Then we boarded the train to Deep River Station, where we boarded the Becky Thatcher for a beautiful fall ride on the Connecticut River up to East Haddam. We got to ride on bright yellow school buses over to the castle, where they had a horses to feed and pet, a scavenger hunt, letterboxing, games, storytime and more.

Hanging out the train windows, watching for hawks or vultures.

I'm not sure who this gentleman was supposed to be, but he, along with a man garbed as Sherlock Holmes, added some visual spice to the scene.

Snacktime!