New Haven - Yale, and a "Beach"

We went down town today to have a look around Yale University. We were curious to see what the campus looked like. The architecture does not disappoint. Yale was started in 1701, so the buildings seem to cover the full range from the 1767 visitor centre to the mid 1990's. We expected a bit more delineation between the town and the University - there are public roads through the middle of campus, and although this is obvious, I was surprised at finding students who were the normal universal 19-20 year olds, instead of finding some secret colony of studious, conservatively dressed scholarly looking scholars.
The kids tired of walking around buildings with no apparent purpose, which is a good lesson to learn.
So, after lunch and quiet time in our room (and sleep for me), we went and found a beach. We took about half an hour and a couple of false starts to find one that had the appropriate ratio of sand and water, but then we spent the afternoon watching the boys busily digging and building. We also watched the seagulls pick the hermit crabs out of their shells at low tide and eat them.
The beach happened to be across the road from the local fish and chips shop, which had a pirate theme, helped along by a large amount Pirates of the Caribbean memorabilia, so we even managed fish and chips for dinner..