Saturday, July 17, 2010

We drove from Cambridge, Mass., to Mystic, Connecticut, to see the Aquarium there. It proved to be a rather hot day and over half the place was outdoors. We first saw the beluga whales swimming with their sweet smiles in the huge tank. We also saw the penguins from Africa being fed. They are a small one compared to others we have seen. The indoor aquariums were OK; there were lots of different fishes and a couple of touch pools and plenty of kids that did not want to be there with their parents (tired and grumpy little ones). We left there about 2:30 pm. 

We drove onto Derby where we went to the home of Joe and Jackie Horesco. They live in a spiffy 1930's house with hardwood floors and radiator heaters and a walk-up attic which is really a third floor. Joe is a cop of 30 plus years and currently is assigned to an elementary school. Can you imagine the necessity of having a cop on-site in an elementary school? He said the gangs are starting there, but he does not take anything from those who try to usurp his authority. The fact that he is about 6'3" is enough to intimidate anyone, let alone a 10 year-old. He teaches a D.A.R.E class attempting to discourage the kids in getting involved in drugs and such.