Plymouth, MA

Today we went to the very historic town of Plymouth, MA. We visited the Plimouth (spelled correctly) Plantation where we learned about the Wampanoag Tribe as well as the English colonist. This was a 'live action' setting. The Native Americans were actual members of the Tribe. They were farming, cooking and building huts. The Colonist were actors, but kept in character. You had to communicate with the them in Old English dialect. They too were farming, sewing, and building. You could go into their homes and look around, ask questions. I met the govenor of Plymouth Plantation. You can imagine how surprised I was when I found his grave later in the day (see below)!

From here we went to the Mayflower II (replica) and toured it (complete with more colonist). Pretty amazing how cramped the living space was. It took about 62 days to sail from England to here.

We also saw the actual Plymouth Rock, which is of course where the pilgrims landed. This was a pretty cool experience. They have it 'caged' off because many people used to chip away pieces of it. It used to be three times larger. Still, it was very cool to see.

Finally we just walked around town (old graveyard with Revolution soldiers' tombstones, shops, shoreline, and dinner at a seafood resturant on the wharf..I had the Apple Salmon).

To see the album, just click on the picture below. For futrue reference, you can get to all the pictures in my album through the 'Photo Album' link on my side bar (I finally got the new Yahoo Photo Album up and running).


Sunday we are going to Cape Cod, so check back for more pics. Enjoy your holiday weekend!