Where everybody knows your name

It is a bit like feast or famine on this adventure.  It is camping at Wal-mart or at a  five star resort.  After two nights at Wal-mart we were so excited to have full hook ups and a great indoor pool :)  This was by far the nicest campground we have stayed at, but it also came with a five star price. 



The Mayflower II is an exact replica of the original Mayflower, complete with authentic 17th century sailors.  We saw all the tools of navigation (David assures me he could still use these to  find his way) and learned about all of the joys and sorrows of being a sailor in 1620.  Funny but listening to my sailor and these sailors it is really just all about the weather.

Did anyone else know Plymouth Rock is a small rock inscribed with "1620" on the beach encased in a portico?  I guess I should have researched that a bit more.  This is a small piece of the original rock and it has been "preserved"  in many different ways in the past. 

The actual landing place of the Pilgrims??  Regardless, it does make for a fun photo op. Doesn't Kristen look thrilled.   Oh yeah, it was really, really cold that day.

 The interior of a house at the English village at the Plymouth Plantation.  I love the beautiful handcrafted furniture they brought from England in contrast with the dirt floors.  But no worries they told us,there was plenty of food to hunt here  and surely a supply boat would come from England sometime with everything else they might need.

I am not sure what Andy plans on doing if he catches this chicken, but... it was close to lunch time.

The Plimoth Plantation includes a replica of a Wampanoag family homesite.  It is interesting how the Native People across the country lived according to what was available on the land.  The Europeans came, and brought new things from around the world to "make life better."  Now almost four hundred years later  it is in vogue  to "live locally" and consume what is available around us.  Maybe there were a  few lessons we missed all those years ago.

Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got...

sometimes you've got to go...

Where everybody knows your name..

And dinner was great.  

Welcome to Boston.