: Any chance I'll run into Julia if I stop for pizza?

Fat little. The pizza at Mystic Pizza is pretty good, though.

As far as rentals go, I think that the only place you might be able to get a boat is at the Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) shop at the Crystal Mall in Waterford. They've got the rotomolded plastic boats, but something is always better than nothing. Email me if you want directions or a phone number.

If it's just a little time on the water you're after, the seaport does rent rowboats and sailboats