Day 12

Today we went to Plimoth Plantation. We walked around and saw lots of people dressed up in different costumes. We saw ancestors of the native tribes who lived in the area before the pilgrims landed. We also saw pilgrims who settled in Plimoth. It was so interesting to hear the people that were dressed up – acting really well. One lady asked if I would like to help her ground the pepper. It was really fun but at the same time, it was hard. I enjoyed it…
We went to the craft centre and saw a person making pottery and another person making native head dresses. He used porcupine hair and dear tail, dyed them, and put them in the head dress.
Then we travelled to the Mayflower II. We went on board and saw where all the passengers slept and where the kitchen was. We also saw where the captain and sailors slept. We were told that they had baskets – they put lobster in the basket to catch eels and fish. After that we went to a case where the Plimoth rock was kept. I bet that you would think it was a big humungous bolder but in the picture, you will see that it is not that big.
Then we drove an hour and arrived at Auntie Sarah and Uncle Nick’s place. We had pizza for dinner and had lots of laughter and conversation.
Allison

The natives of the Plimoth area spoke English and shared what they did - quite informative!

This dutch-accented lady played her role VERY well. I (Scott) even spoke a little Dutch with her.

These hair pieces were fantastic - this one was made to look like the woodpecker's plummage. This native was from Quebec.

The longboat off the side of the Mayflower II.

Allison loves this pic - Plimoth rock is quite small, non?