Sounds like a lovely visit.

Connecticut has always been a pass-through state for me, or a container for visits (to relatives, for example) where exploring the surroundings was low on the priority list. I haven't really been shown its charms by an intrepid native guide, which now seems a pity.

Since New England's spring lags behind ours, do you return and find time unsettlingly advanced? (Whoa - leaves!)