Day 314 – Plymouth, Massachusetts

During this festive, Thanksgiving season- I wanted to be sure to make a day trip to Plymouth, Massachusetts. It’s such a fitting place to be this time of year - obviously it is the place that the Mayflower landed and is considered the birthplace of our country. It houses Plymouth Rock as well as a very well preserved Plymouth Plantation, which is a living history museum. We visited there before with the kids and it was educational and fun. We also went on the Mayflower II which is an exact replica of the Mayflower that brought the pilgrims over.

Our original plan today was to go back to those places. Vinny, my mom and I were ready for a tourist kind of day (the boys had plans). However, when we got there- traffic was stopped and being detoured. We went with the flow and parked on a side street. As we walked we saw the thousands of people and realized there was a Thanksgiving parade in full swing! We made our way down just as it was getting over. It really was perfect timing though because they parked all the floats on the main road for a while and let people tour. Santa was there for the kids, the Patriots mascot was there and many people dressed in full garb i.e. Indians, Pilgrims, British Military and so much more!

There was also a huge food festival going on just past the monument where Plymouth Rock is housed. Confetti was everywhere, people smiling and walking about and I just loved every second of wandering around, taking pictures, exploring statues, floats and monuments as well as the Mayflower and more. I just love this beautiful town. The history is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Although it’s old in years, the buildings, homes and streets are clean and properly maintained.

We all had an amazing time. It was a bit of a blustery and cool day but the sun was out completely which made it a perfect fall day. Now we are off to a night in Providence with friends. #Cheers #touristsfortheday #HGAL