Hello Fellow Wayward Travelers!!!
Well, I left Rhode Island this morning
and decided that since it was near the weekend and these easterners seem to go
camping by the droves, I should get an RV spot for the weekend. So I decided
that Plymouth, Massachusetts would be a good pace to leave the trailer as I
drove to the tip of Cap Cod and Salem (witch trials, you know!!??) and to Boston
to do some sightseeing!!! So that’s what I did and I am now camped out at the
Pinewood Lodge Campground until Tuesday. Why not leave on Monday you may ask
--- well, the truck is making a funny noise that keeps getting louder as the
miles go by and I have an appointment to get it looked at on Monday!!! I think
it is an exhaust leak, but let’s see what the experts say on Monday. Let’s also
hope and pray that the fix is easy and cheep!!!! If everything goes right, I
will be back on the road on Tuesday!!!
Today, after I got the trailer all set
up for a little stay, I drove into Plymouth to see a museum on the Pilgrims. It
was very interesting how they contributed to the US becoming the nation that we
turned out to be!!! I wasn’t allowed to take photos in the museum, so all you
get is a few of the outside of the building!!! By the way, this building was
built in the 1800s and is the oldest museum in the United States (at least, that
is what they said!!!???)!!!
From here I was told to see a very
large statue titled, “The National Monument to the Forefathers”!!! It was
erected in 1974 “as a remembrance of the forefathers labors, sacrifices, and
sufferings for the cause of civil and religious liberty”!!! The monument is
about 30-40 feet high and has all kinds of small reliefs and statuettes on it
to depict the freedoms that we enjoy today. I was impressed and here is a photo
of the monument ---
Here’s a photo of my dinner before I
got started on it ---
And a photo of what it looked like when
I was done ---
You may not be able to see it, but the
plate the lobster was served on had instructions on how to eat a whole
lobster!!! That really helped me because it isn’t quite like eating a Dungeness
crab!!!
After dinner, I walked along the water
and took a few photos. You will notice that the sky is overcast and it was only
about 73 degrees out. I talked to a lady walking her dog and she said that the beginning
of the week was very warm and she wishes it would warm up again. I told her I was
from Seattle, WA and that this felt and looked like home!! I also told her that
when I left I would take the weather with me --- and she thanked me for doing that!!!????
Well, I am done for the day and I need
to plan for tomorrow, so, with that, I will go for now, but I will see you
all again tomorrow.
Should I go to Boston or to the tip of Cape
Cod tomorrow --- that is the question!!!???
Again,
to quote that great comedian, Red Skelton, "Good Night and May God
Bless!"
Happy Trails ---- Jon
Happy Trails ---- Jon
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