Plymouth, Mass.

We awoke this morning to see the sun after five rainy days. Being such a good birth of our day, we took this as an omen to go see the birth of our country in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Mayflower II was on display at the dock but we didn't take the tour. Instead, we took a stern-wheel boat tour of Plymouth Harbor which gave us a nice overview of the area. Then we walked over to see the actual Plymouth Rock, where our ancestors first set foot on American soil.

Then we went to Plimoth Plantation (that is not a misspelling, just one of the ways the English spelled the place). This interesting walking tour took us to a recreated Wampanoag Homestead where Native American docents explained their life before and after the Pilgrims arrived. Then we walked to a 1627 English Village where costumed role players demonstrated how life for the Pilgrims was back then, from building homes to explaining daily life. All of the people in these villages welcomed questions and gave informative answers. It was fun going back in time.