PLYMOUTH

Yesterday we went to Plymouth, MA and it was awesome!  I couldn't get over that it was 1620 that the pilgrims landed there!  We had to go see the Mayflower II!  It is a reproduction of the original Mayflower - that is as close as they could figure it had been, as there were no plans for it or pictures.  I can't imagine spending 66 days on this small ship with 102 passengers in the area below deck which was meant for shipping.

Mayflower II

 We also went to the Pilgrim Hall Museum.  Again, no pictures could be taken, but I did buy a postcard of one item that was very special.  This is a postcard picture of the actual sampler made by Loara Standish, the daughter of Myles and Barbara Standish, around 1640!  The sampler is amazing and it is wonderful that it is still in existence and permanently on display at this museum.  They also had a wicker baby cradle that was brought over on the Mayflower!

And, of course, Plymouth Rock!

The computer isn't cooperating very well, so I will try to post this and continue with another post later.