Rain clouds

Rain clouds, originally uploaded by THOS.

Driving into Providence, RI for our flight home by way of Atlanta.

Downpour

Downpour, originally uploaded by THOS.

And, boy, did it pour!

Storm brewing

Storm brewing, originally uploaded by THOS.

On our way from Plimouth to Providence

Plimouth churches

Plimouth churches, originally uploaded by THOS.

Oldest church

Oldest church, originally uploaded by THOS.

Romanisque style church at the top of Layden street, just like the meeting house location in the 1627 reconstruction.

Town Brook

Town Brook, originally uploaded by THOS.

Fresh water supply

Pilgrim Park

Pilgrim Park, originally uploaded by THOS.

The rock

The rock, originally uploaded by THOS.

Mayflower II

Mayflower II, originally uploaded by THOS.

The ship seems so small for 102 Pilgrims.

Cafeteria view

Cafeteria view, originally uploaded by THOS.

As we ate we were greeted with this cloud burst. Luckily we had completed our tour. The lobster roll was exceptional, and a friendly and proud Bostonian told us where to go for the New Year's fireworks.

Plimouth Plantation

Plimouth Plantation, originally uploaded by THOS.

Back to the visitor's center for lunch

Up to the meeting house

Up to the meeting house, originally uploaded by THOS.

Here we are looking toward the upper village which led to the meeting house which included a pulpit and bare benches.

Smithy

Smithy, originally uploaded by THOS.

He was working on a broken hinge.

Gardener

Gardener, originally uploaded by THOS.

She seemed to act as if we were not here.

Lichen

Lichen, originally uploaded by THOS.

Some roofs were bark covered with thach.

Indentured servant

Indentured servant, originally uploaded by THOS.

He told us about his hard life back in England and how it was good to be here where he could practice his religion freely.

Gate builder

Gate builder, originally uploaded by THOS.

Reading the guide book while the Pilgrim labored

2 women

2 women, originally uploaded by THOS.

Pilgrim women discussing their garden

Contrast

Contrast, originally uploaded by THOS.

Ornate English cabinet in a rustic setting

Interior

Interior, originally uploaded by THOS.

Most houses had one or two rooms.

Garden

Garden, originally uploaded by THOS.

Each home had a garden.

Pilgrim woman

Pilgrim woman, originally uploaded by THOS.

The actors spoke as if it were 1627.

Fancy room

Fancy room, originally uploaded by THOS.

A wealthy Pilgrim's home

Main street

Main street, originally uploaded by THOS.

The stockade and dirt streets.

Entrance

Entrance, originally uploaded by THOS.

Here we entered the reconstruction of the origional Plimouth as it was in 1627.

Corn woman

Corn woman, originally uploaded by THOS.

They planted corn in mounds to help drainage and planted squash and water melon around the stalks.

Chowder

Chowder, originally uploaded by THOS.

Corn and squash chowder smelled good.

Dugout

Dugout, originally uploaded by THOS.

Our 'Indian' host talked about native customs, including the fact that the average life span before the colonists arrived was 80 years.

Burned

Burned, originally uploaded by THOS.

They set a fire in the center of the log and scraped out the ash with a sea shell by hand. The dugouts were 20 to 60 feet long.

Home

Home, originally uploaded by THOS.

We went to the Native American village and native guides showed us around. how it was in the 1620's. This house was covered with thick slabs of tree bark.

Plimouth Plantation entrance

Plantation entrance, originally uploaded by THOS.

We dropped Michael off at Logan Airport late Thursday night for his flights to Paris and Stockholm, then drove south through torrential rains to the Plimouth Bay Inn in North Plimouth for the night. Next morning we went to the reconstruction of the origional 1627 settlement.

Outlet Mall

Outlet Mall, originally uploaded by THOS.

Mike bought a duffle bag in which to carry his climbing and camera stuff home.

Cape Canal

Cape Canal, originally uploaded by THOS.

View north from the Sagamore Bridge as we left the Cape

Sagamore Christmas Tree Store

Sagamore Christmas Tree Store, originally uploaded by THOS.

These stores are all over the Cape. They sell almost everything - like a huge Pier 1 plus Tuesday Morning's plus 7-11 combination. If they have it you get a fantastic price.

Sunset

Sunset, originally uploaded by THOS.

Looking over the bay toward Boston

Corporation Beach Sunset

Corp Beach Sunset, originally uploaded by THOS.

We moved up-Cape to see the sunset.

Foggy inlet

Foggy inlet, originally uploaded by THOS.

Our view from the restaurant of the fog in Cape Cod Bay.

Dinner with the McCanns

Dinner with the McCanns, originally uploaded by THOS.

We met Bruce and Nancy for some seaside fare. The sweet corn and the clams were delicious!

Insects

Insects, originally uploaded by THOS.

Thosands of little moths came out in the evening, and the fish began jumping.

Putting the kayaks away

Putting the kayaks away, originally uploaded by THOS.

He braved some light showers to get here.

A follows M

A follows M, originally uploaded by THOS.

The trip was made easy since the tide was flowing upstream.

Here comes Mike

Here comes Mike, originally uploaded by THOS.

Taking the kayaks back up river to the rental place

This is the life

This is the life, originally uploaded by THOS.

Morning coffee by the river

This is MY place

This is MY place, originally uploaded by THOS.

'Hissss' Honor decided to squat where we had fed him the evening before.

Breakfast

Breakfast, originally uploaded by THOS.

Out back Mike and T enjoy a beautiful cool morning.

3 ganders

3 ganders, originally uploaded by THOS.

These three were shy, giving up and swimming off while 'hotshot' begged for more popcorn.

A & alpha male

A & alpha male, originally uploaded by THOS.

This bold fellow came right up on the bank and ate popcorn out of our hands. We had to throw food into the water for the other birds to get any. A actually petted him while he was looking for more food.

Pretty boy

Pretty boy, originally uploaded by THOS.

He seemed to know how studly he looked.

French toast feast

French toast feast, originally uploaded by THOS.

A little whipped cream for 'color'

Food photog

Food photog, originally uploaded by THOS.

M loves to document colorful dishes -- and food too.