Trip Report-two days in Plymouth

We spent 9 nights on the East Coast-in Boston, on the Cape and one night (two days)in Plymouth.

We really enjoyed Plymouth and if we had it to do over again would probably have skipped the two nights in Eastham and stayed in Plymouth longer. Nothing against Eastham, it%26#39;s just a quiet time of year for beach destinations!

The first day we drove up from Eastham and went straight to the Plimouth Plantation. It was absolutely POURING rain!! We arrived at the Plantation around 11:30 and because it was the middle of the week and the weather was so bad-there were not many people at the Plantation. This place is fascinating! You can get more info on their website www.plimouth.org but it is way more fun than the website might indicate.

TAKE YOUR TIME HERE!! Perhaps it was the rain, but people seemed to be rushing through. What makes this place so special is that it is a living, interactive museum-you can touch things and ask questions and pet the cow (ask first of course!).

You start out in the visitors center with a short 15 minute or so movie that gives you the history of the two cultures who have occupied the land. The Wapanoag and the settlers.

The Wapanoag Homesite is really interesting and the Wapanoag people who are here speak to the visitors in a modern perspective. They welcomed our questions and were so knowledgable. If you go here, do spend some time reading the website so that you are prepared to speak with them in a respectful way.

You then follow a beautiful path to the 1627 English Village recreation. Here you will meet townspeople who dress, eat, speak and spend their days exactly as they would have in the 17th century. You can go into their houses and barns and gardens. SO cool. Each person (actor I guess you would call them?) is representing the story of an actual person who came over and lived in such a village. We met Governor Bradford%26#39;s wife, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Standish for example. They engage you in conversation and answer questions but always in character. They come and go throughout the village. But spend time going into the homes and asking about their daily lives. . you won%26#39;t forget it! Walk up the hill and into the fort. At the top level of the fort you will have a beautiful view of the entire village and the sea!

There are two gift shops and a really nice little cafe on site that has a good selection of fresh foods.

We spent about 4 hours here.

We checked into our hotel-the John Carver Inn-I just wrote a review that should be up in a day or so.

That night we had dinner at the East Bay Grill-really really good! Great service, great food-right on the water. It reminded me of a Chart House.

The next day the rain let up a little bit and we walked through Plymouth-cute town, I wish we had a little more time there. We did the Mayflower II-it was just OK but your Plantation tickets cover the Mayflower II as well so you may as well go. The only amazing thing is that they were able to cram 102 people into that ship and only two of them died.

We didn%26#39;t have time to go to the Pilgrim museum which we heard was interesting and had some actual artifacts from the Mayflower.

Wish we had had more time to check out this town. If you go-definately get to the Plantation-an awesome way to spend the day!!

Trip Report-two days in Plymouth

Great way to bring history alive!

Trip Report-two days in Plymouth

What%26#39;s funny is that before this trip I was never much of a history or museum buff. Live and learn I guess!! Thanks again for your help with the tickets!

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