Saturday was our big thanksgiving trip down to Plymouth plantation. There they have recreated an English village from 1627 and a Wampanoag homesite. They have characters all dressed up and acting the part so we can see what life was like back when the pilgrams first came to this country. First we entered the native American site and went into their traditional "wetu". Inside there are natives discussing their lifestyle. I was surprised how warm it was inside there with the fires burning.
Then we walked over to the english village. There was some kind of wedding taking place (we think) because the villagers were parading up and down banging on pots or sticks while yelling and cheering. They stopped at each house to greet the residents. Inside one house the ladies were roasting a pig for the fiest. It was all very interesting to watch. We didn't ask a lot of questions because the wind was starting to pick up and we were getting cold. Its so hard for me to imagine living that kind of life. I guess I'm a wimp! It was interesting to learn about some of the myths of Thanksgiving, for instance, did you know it was actually a 3 day party?
We drove 3 miles down the road to see the Mayflower II, a recreation of the original boat the pilgrims came to America on. It was so tiny. I just couldn't imagine sailing for 2 months with over 100 people on that thing.
We couldn't go all they way to Plymouth without seeing "the rock". Mason kept asking, "what's the big deal with the rock?" I just wanted to see it. I guess it's really just a myth that the rock is where the pilgrams first set foot on America. It's not meantioned anywhere in the pilgrims journals so we aren't really sure what it's deal is. It was moved to this spot at one time and broke in two. This "pebble" is really only about 1/3 of the top half. But now we can say that we saw it right? It was a good historical trip and it was nice to see the ocean one more time before we leave.
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Colby and I also saw this pilgrim plantation when we were back east. history is so much more impressive as an adult. i loved seeing the mayflower- i can imagine the sea sickness though--especially after being on a huge ship that doesn't rock much and it made me ill the first time! i can imagine that wasn't a fun ride. yeah, the "rock" is another story... i wondered what the big deal was too--so mason wasn't alone! these are such fun things to do and see...
How cool is that to see "the rock" and "the ship".. That makes such a better Thanksgiving story than all the turkey and pie i ate.. Wait that was good to. Looks like you guys had a great time...
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