We had a lovely afternoon seeing lighthouses, boats and hundreds of Monarch butterflies flying south. And only in America can you visit Rochester, Dover, York and Portmouth in an afternoon.
Heading south into Massachusetts, we detoured to Cape Ann to see if we could spot any whales, none but a pretty area just like our English villages, we passed the famous Salem - didn't see any witches, then through the centre of Boston on the interstate - a nightmare, the world and his wife was out this Columbus Day!
Our plan to stop at Scusset Beach state reservation failed as they only open weekends now its out of season, so found a trailerpark near Sandwich for a couple of days to explore.
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| Wampanoag homesite |
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| Wampanoag house |
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| cosy inside the Wampanoag house |
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| not keen on the outside cooking! |
Our first day took us to Plymouth and the Plimoth Plantation - a great place showing two very different ways of life. We went round Wampanoag Homesite, a re-creation of the homesite of Hobbamock - a Pokonoket man who lived in Patuxet/Plymouth Colony in the 1620s. Hobbamock and his extended family lived across the brook on the south side of the Pilgrims’ fortified town.
Staffed by Native people in costume who spoke from a modern perspective.
Then to the 17th century English Village which brings Plimoth Colony to life. Seven years have passed since the arrival of the Pilgrims aboard Mayflower and the young town is a farming and maritime community. They depicted the year 1627 as it was well documented, the staff here were costumed role players portraying actual residents of Plymouth colony in 1627. The role players expressed 17th- century viewpoints so it was as if we had travelled back in time. They always stayed in character and it was weird talking with them.
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| 17th century Plymouth colony |
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| Good Morrow to you |
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| not quite sure what they were making but it wasn't going well |
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| The man with the gun baffled Roy,he couldn't understand a word he said |
We then went to the harbour to see Mayflower 11, the replica which sailed from England in 1957 and also saw the Plymouth Rock, quite over rated - this lump of rock with 1620 engraved on it, but you've gotta get the photo!
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| not the most exciting photo! |
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| Mayflower 11 |
Our second day we spent touring Cape Cod and Cape Cod National Seashore. We drove the full length of the island exploring beautiful beaches, the Atlantic ocean, salt marshes and many lighthouses.
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| Sandy Neck light on Cape Cod |
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| Roy playing King Canute with the Atlantic ocean |
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| me chasing the gull who was waitng for leftovers from our lunch |
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| Nauset light on Cape Cod |
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| Three Sisters lights |
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| site of Marconi's South Wellfleet Wireless station |
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| Cape Cod lighthouse ( Highland light) |
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| Herring Cove on Cape Cod |
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| Race Point light |
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| Herring Cove |
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