Stonington has all the comforts. There is almost no room to anchor, so taking a mooring from Dodson Boatyard is a prerequisite for a stay in this well-protected (by a seawall) harbor. The staff running the launches at Dodson's was more than helpful. All young men and women, they picked us up, delivered us to a dock in town near a bank (we needed cash) and answered all our questions, all without a fee.
Make no mistake, we paid for the launch in the $45-plus-tax mooring fee, one of the highest we encountered on this cruise. But the kids were nice and good looking, and we later discovered they had been trained by none other than our old friend, Curt Michael, aka The Old Mike
Monica liked the launch drivers. She also liked the cute shops in Stonington. And she liked the one Main Street restaurant that we patronized for both breakfast and a late lunch before we moved on on Thursday for our next stop, New London, CT..