My sisters have a passing affection for slot machines, the more complex the better. We drove out to the Mohegan Sun resort complex. Coincidently, when I worked at Kosman we did a lot of business with the Mohegan Sun Racing team…. Tina Charles [of the fantastic UCONN champions] was just acquired by them. This is an enormous casino operation. The Hotel building is worthy of any world-class modern skyline. The casino itself is as extravagant as anything I’ve seen in Nevada. The girls gravitated to the new Monopoly slots that feature an “extra” game that starts randomly and one watches as various bonus scenarios play out. The interior of the casino is glitzed-up Native American. There is an enormous Chihuly glass installation, a “Wall of Water” with an ever-changing surface and a giant alabaster mountain that houses restaurants and bars. The floor plan is deliberately circuitous and confusing. There are numerous “find-your-companion” announcement desks. Restaurants and bars are strewn throughout. The food is exceptionally good and plentiful. The requisite boutiques line a “retail wing.” The place was jammed when we left a couple of hours later.
We then drove along the coast and I was stirred by memories of swimming at Hammonassett, picking apples in Guilford and fishing on the Branford shoreline. I still can’t get over how this populous little state can be so wooded. Spring has moved onto the fast track due to a couple of 80-degree days this past week. Everything is twice as green and blooming as it was before I headed down Maine. Today looks promising.
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