Squanto, Pilgrims, and the Infamous Rock-- My Day in Plymouth

This day began as all the other days during this lovely college tour throughout New England-- exhausting. As per usual we rose at the crack of dawn only to be tortured by lengthy hours cramped into the family automobile. Typical American adventure, road trippin' with the family. (The majority of these posts will be about road trips-- just an fyi).

However unlike the grueling days before filled with mindless garble about dorm rooms and meal plans, today was actually a COLLEGE FREE DAY! A magical blessing that the college road trip fairies bestow only upon a chosen few. This day, one of our last on the trips (this blog will certainly not be kept in chronological order, just another fyi) was spent in the beautiful town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, a gem that is quite often overlooked by road trip-taking families, like mine. Luckily we stumbled upon this gem, only to be mesmerized by it's classic New England beauty and rich American historical roots. (I come from a family of history nerds, judge if you must). The rock itself was much of a disappointment and the replica of the Mayflower (the Mayflower II) was out for repairs, so while many of the tourist attractions so commonly associated with Plymouth were MIA, my family still managed to stop strangling each other long enough to enjoy this quintessential New England gem.

 
 

Plymouth, lot's o' boats.

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

                                                   
                                            What trip is complete with a sprinkled cone?

 

 

 Just about the most perfect view in Plymouth. A gorgeous end to a gorgeous day.