The rain finally caught up to us today. It was heaviest this morning and by early afternoon had tapered off enough that it did not affect our plans.
We had to make the decision not to visit Boston this trip. We couldn't decide on only one or two things to do there and knew we had to see Plymouth today as well. Judging by the traffic only, we probably made a good decision. We still got to see a portion of the city driving through on the interstate.
A quick stop in Duxbury to the oldest cemetary in the United States to visit the resting place of George Soule. He was our ancestor who came over on the Mayflower. Once in Plymouth we first had a New England lunch of fish, chips and chowder and then visited the Mayflower II, a replica of the original Mayflower. It is not nearly as large as I was expecting and it's hard to imagine 102 people on board. We also saw Plymouth Rock. I was expecting something larger. The story behind that is quite interesting, I would recommend you check it out.
There is also an 81 foot granite statue in Plymouth called National Monument to the Forefathers. I will post some pictures later but it was really amazing. It is the tallest granite statue in the United States and was quite impressive.
From Plymouth we took the scenic route to Hyannis on Cape Cod, which is where we are spending the night. Some of the homes are amazing, we have enjoyed looking at the different architectural styles and the fall/Halloween decorations.
Tomorrow we plan to explore Cape Cod a little bit more and take a tour of a potato chip factory and check out some lighthouses. There is also an ice cream shop boasting that they have the best ice cream on the Cape so we'll probably have to check that out too. Then we will be making our way to Newport, Rhode Island to tour a couple "summer cottages". If you would like a sneak peek of what these families considered a "cottage", check out this link:
Til' tomorrow!
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