Sorry for the long time (for me) without a post. We attended the Family Economics last week, and this week we’ve had a cold going around our home, which I now have.
So, yes, I am sick *again.* (I am starting to think that I just might have a sluggish immune system – I get sick with every cold that goes around, or at least I FEEL like I do!)
Anyways. Back to the subject at hand.
On our trip East, our first stop was Plymouth, MA. We rented a house right on the Cape, which was lovely. The view out of my window was the ocean. I could hear it when I was lying in bed at night. It was lovely.
We arrived there late Sunday evening, unloaded the trailer, and headed to bed. The next day was spent unpacking, grocery shopping, and settling.
The view from my window. Lovely, eh?
Random shot from the car window
Everyone else was having fried chicken for lunch, and I had this – smoked salmon, cultured butter, and rosemary-olive oil cheese (I can’t remember exactly what type of cheese it was). The grocery store we went to had all this awesome food – cultured butter, cheese, and fun meats. You see what floats my boat!
Dad took me down to the beach, which was a 3/10th of a mile down the road. We spent some time walking around, chatting, and I took plenty of photos! Even though it was rather chilly, it was fun. And you can’t get a landlocked Midwesterner that close to the ocean without her getting to the beach!
There was lots of water running and making pretty patterns in the sand
Ahh…water…
Ocean! Please come home with me!
This one’s from the next day, when we all went down to the beach together
Twilight
I decided to get up at 5 one morning to take a picture of the sunrise. Meiling insisted that she get up with me. We went downstairs, and sat on the couch to wait. Meiling immediately launched into this whole story about how Noah took this picture of himself blah blah blah blah. I just sat back and told her she had WAY to much energy for 5 o’clock in the morning. In the end, we didn’t get that amazing of a sunrise – it just got gradually lighter.
The next three days we spent with the Heroes, History, and Hope tour. It was wonderful to hear the pilgrim stories and to stand where they had stood. The first day we visited many monuments and sites in Plymouth. Thursday was spent visiting the dock where the Mayflower II would have been (it was undergoing repairs, so we didn’t get to see it) and Plimoth Plantation. Friday we went to the Forefather’s Monument and the pilgrim museum – I can’t remember the exact name.
Plymouth Rock
First Parish Church in Plymouth – this was the original church started by the pilgrims when they arrived in Plymouth. In the 1800s, I believe, this church adopted Unitarianism…
…and then some people separated and started the Church of the Pilgrimage, which is right next door. The Church of the Pilgrimage – this photo and the next.
Pilgrim sarcophagus on Cole’s Hill
The Forefather’s Monument – it was really chilly when we were there, so we only stayed for 20 minutes instead of the two hours we had been hoping to.
A Window Into My World 
Aw, I love all of these pictures! I’ve lived in MA all my life, so I have a special spot for each location. Plymouth is one of my faves, along with Gloucester & Rockport & Boston (of course!)
Sounds like a lovely vacation! 😀
Thank you! Yes, it was lovely, and I really liked being on the East Coast for the first time that I could remember. I was born in Virginia, so it was fun to “go back,” as well as see all the historical sites. They’re everywhere! I hope to go back someday and see things we didn’t see – Boston would be great!