JFK, Plymouth and a day off

10-2-07
Hi: We woke up to a 45 degree morning. The day was partly cloudy and a high of 68. Nice Day. We visited the JFK museum and library in the morning finishing up around noon. They told us it would take about two hours and that was about right. They start out with a 25 minute movie of his life up to the time he became president. There are lots of exhibits of his early life, his time as a senator as well as the presidential years. There is a 30 minute film of the Cuban missile crisis that was well worth seeing. There is a lot of information on Jackie as well. They didn’t meet and get married until he was a Senator, something I didn’t know. John was given a sale boat for his sixteenth birthday by his father and it is on display outside the museum. The museum is well worth the time and effort to see.

After a bite to eat, we headed to Plymouth to see the rock. They have a replica of the Mayflower, call the Mayflower II, which we took a tour of. There were 140 people on board plus the crew. The Mayflower is not very big, it must have been quite a trip. We spent quite a bit of time looking around Plymouth. The oldest church with a continually active congregation established in this country is there. They are on their fourth building though. The first street was started here as well as other firsts.

It was about 8PM when we got home. A long day!

10-3-07
We were going to move on this morning but decided to just take it easy today. We will head out tomorrow. We are still deciding on what direction to head. It will either be up the coast of Maine or up into New Hampshire. We will see. The leaves are turning a little here but not much. I suspect a short drive north and there will be a big difference. As I look out the window the trees are as green as can be…. but wait, they’re all evergreens. We might be here a while if we want to see them change. Ha! I don’t know about internet service at the next campsite so this may be the last post for a while.

Quick update – We now have our campsite for the next few days in southern Maine at Wells, ME. We will have internet access so will be talking to you soon.