Peaks Island

 We went to Peaks Island today which is a 20 minute ferry ride from the Old Port area of Portland. We looped around the island which is about four miles. Sandy beaches on the Portland side and Maine rocky beaches on the Atlantic side. Nice this time of year since it is quiet. I suspect it gets busy in the summer. The ride out on the Ferry was nice. Good water view of the forts in the bay and some cruising sailboats that were out. There are also some preserves in the interior of the island which are in a swamp area. A lot of bird sounds on the short trails. 

Peaks Island:

Back to Portland:

Victoria Mansion:

Yale: Old Campus and Museums

 We walked around the Yale Old Campus today. It is reunion weekend and we ran into someone going to their 65th reunion who pointed out where their old room was in an amazing stone building with towers. 

We also went on short visits to two university museums:

Yale University Art Gallery

Yale Center for British Art

A lot more time is needed to really explore either one if these museums.