After another long drive we made it to Boston! We have wanted to go to Boston for a while so it was exciting to finally be there. Unfortunately we woke up to a drab and rainy day. We didn't want to wander around Boston in the rain so we decided to drive to Cape Cod for the day since it was a couple of hours away.
When we first got to Cape Cod we were surprised how marshy it was - but it works out for the many Cranberry Bogs in the area. We were surprised how swampy the Cranberry bogs look when the cranberries are growing. We thought we'd see all the bright berries floating in the water - but apparently that only happens on harvest day.
There is definitely a "Cape Cod" style house. We couldn't believe how small they are! As we got closer to the tip of Cape Cod we saw tons of these little beach houses all in a row - again we couldn't believe how small they were. The ones in the pictures are actually bigger than most we saw. I couldn't imagine spending the summer in one of those!
At the tip of Cape Cod is a beautiful beach that is surrounded by sand dunes and tons of bike trails.
Later we headed to Plymouth Rock. We were surprised by how little there was there but Tom liked it that way because he thought it felt more authentic to how it probably was when the Pilgrims landed there in 1620. There was a replica of the Mayflower there. We couldn't believe how small it was. Around 100 people spent several months crammed into this ship to see what opportunities they could make for themselves here in America. No wonder disease was such a concern - I can't imagine how tight the quarters would have been.
Statues of Plymouth Pilgrims
Here is the actual Plymouth Rock - it's just a big rock with 1620 engraved on it in a big covered structure. That's about all there is in Plymouth. Not too exciting but it was neat to be there and get a feel for how things were back then.
Last but not least we went to Walden Pond which Thoreau made famous. It was beautiful and peaceful with lots of trails. We got there right before sunset so we didn't get to spend too much time there, but it would be a fun place to go back to when we have more time to really enjoy it.
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