Welcome to Massachusets!!

After Pennsylvania we made our way to Massachusets. We had quite a few things planned in this state. The first was making a stop to see Chris and Karyn Singewald. We were so glad that their house was along the way. We met up with them and they took us out to eat a delightful seafood dinner at a little place right along the water. After dinner we took a stroll on the beach where we practiced throwing rocks at rocks. Dean was probably the champion but Chris, Karyn, and I gave him some stiff competition. They drove us back to our car and we headed our seperate ways. We had a wonderful time!

Early the next morning we headed to Cape Cod to see the sunrise and stick our toes in the ocean. It was a beautiful view. We didn't see any turtles or other sea life but the coastline was very pretty. We thought about taking the ferry to Martha's Vineyard but there was too many people and it was expensive. We decided to drive onward to Plymouth instead. The site of the rock!!




We were pretty excited to visit Plymouth. It is the perfect little harbor. The first thing we did was tour the Mayflower II. Obviously, not the real one but just like it. There are actors aboard telling about the boat and what it was like to be on the Mayflower. It was really fun and educational. Just like teachers to keep learning even on their time off. After the boat we headed over to Plymouth rock.




We were so excited. The rock is in a shelter and you stand on a platform to look at it. We imagined it to be a BIG rock. One you could see as your sailed into the harbor. That is not even close. It is so small. The size of a small boulder. We were so disappointed. Not at all what you imagine. It is still frustrating that for so many years we believe the rock is huge and then when you see it in real life it is so small. Its still frustrating me. Anyways...... we perused the area a little more and then decided we were ready for the big city. Boston.





One of Dean's favorite things was this sign. Dean is very proud of his Native roots so I had to add this just for him. Slightly overdramatic if I do say so myself.



We arrived in Boston in the early afternoon. We had been pulling the trailer with the dirtbikes the whole trip. It was difficult to find parking in alot of places but Boston was one of the worst. Everywhere we tried to park we were too long. We ended up parking a long ways away and walking. We visited Bunker Hill and walked the steps to the top, took a tour of "Old Ironsides",



visited Paul Revere's house, Ben Franklin's Statue, famous churches,and walked almost the entire Freedom Trail. We also drove past Fenway Park and TD Gardens where the Red Sox and Celtics play. We were in the section of Boston that is largely Italian. Almost all the restaurants and shops were Italian or had something to do with Italy. We also walked through an city park where many older men were playing Chess and Bocce and speaking in Italian. It was like a scene out of a movie. We had a good day. It included lots of walking but was very interesting and historical. We were ready to move on to our next state. Maine. We went through every east coast state but some of them we just drove through and didn't really stop to see the sights. In case you think I missed something between Massachusets and Maine.