Plymouth and Cape Cod

A long drive back south from Bar Harbor led us to Plymouth - one of the most historical parts of America, given its status as the initial colony established by the founding fathers in the early seventeenth century. One of the most revered sights was a bit of a joke. The Plymouth rock is apparently the first part of land that the pilgrims stepped upon (yeah right!). It was guarded by two policemen, presumably to stop terrorists from blowing it up (but really just to make it look important!). What we found much more interesting was the working recreation of the initial colony at "Plimoth Plantation". Here you step back into 1627 as role playing actors bring the colony to life, which worked a lot better than it sounds (it could only work in America though!).

After leaving Plymouth we drove further south round Cape Cod, right to the tip of the cape at Provincetown, where they also claimed to be the landing point of the pilgrim fathers (very confusing!). Provincetown had beautiful coastal views and had quite a bohemian, laid back vibe about it. Unfortunately we didn't have too much time to spend there as we had to race back to Boston to stay in an airport hotel prior to our early morning flight to Vegas...