Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Boston - Day Five

We warned the girls the night before that we were going to get them up early on Monday morning.  We had to be back at the airport between 12:30 and 1 pm.  We planned to visit Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth.  The site opened at 9 am and we wanted to have as much time to check things out before needing to leave.

We started with an orientation movie about Wampanoag (pronounced Wam-pan-og) people and the people of the 17th Century English Village.  There were outdoor living exhibits to visit.  The Wampanoag people were not "in character" since they would have then spoken in their native tongue and we wouldn't have been able to converse with them, but they talked about the life of the family living here long ago.  While visiting, they cooked over their fires, wove handbags, and prepared to burn out a tree to make a canoe.






We proceeded on to the English Village where actors were in character.  Chris was asked at one point where he lived, and the person responded, "I know not of this Colorado that you speak of." 





 
There was also a Craft Center that we visited where we learned more about how skilled craftspeople recreate the world of the 17th century.  Sadly, we were unable to visit the Mayflower II, a recreation of the original ship.



We stopped at a Burger King for lunch, and the service was so slow, we missed out on even being able to drive past the Mayflower II.  Misha was pretty disappointed.  Our weekend came to a close as we headed back to the airport.  A fun and informative trip this time.