Day 4:
August 2, 2013
Up bright
and early…packed all of our belongings and new treasures, then checked out of
our hotel. We began the morning with a scavenger hunt of Early Americans at the
Plymouth Museum.
Imagine if
half of your town is lost in one winter to sickness! That is what happened in Plymouth 1620. In addition, we learned that when separatists
got here it was the perfect place to live: the land was cleared (the Natives that
lived on the land died of a plague prior to their arrival), a hill for
protection and a lookout, fresh spring water to drink and plenty of
animals/fish for a food source. The
separatists were called “first comers” according to the many interesting facts
obtained from the Plymouth Hall Museum today. That’s right, they were not
called Pilgrims until the 1800’s. 102
“first comers” came to the new land upon the Mayflower. The Mayflower arrived
in 1620. Three other ships followed shortly after, Fortune, Anne and Little
James. There were 48 men, 18 women, and
35 children under the age of twenty-one.
A smaller vessel, the Speedwell, actually began the first journey. It
took on water; therefore, all aboard had to return to port twice! They finally left that ship and crammed on a
cargo ship, the Mayflower. Prior to leaving England and traveling on the
ship, people could not drink water because the water would kill them due to
bacteria. So, everyone drank Ale, even
the children! Prevention of dehydration
was a major concern.
After we
left this site, we went to the Jenny Museum to find out more about how the town
people lived. Following this museum,
we went down on the wharf and hopped aboard “Captain John’s” boat and went
whale watching! We (each teacher) were invited to go to the captain’s chair and
drive the massive boat. We videotaped
the Captain telling about his boat and his job. Krill was our guide. She talked
to us about being a marine biologist. We
also videotaped her teaching us about the whales. We were able see the whales on a 4 hour boat
ride twenty miles out into the Atlantic Ocean. It was a “wicked awesome”
experience! Wicked awesome is what
locals say when something is absolutely wonderful. They laughed when we said our experience was
really cool! A local restaurant even had a sign out front that claimed they had
“wicked awesome” corn beef hash. The final hoorah was observing the Pilgrim
Progress (parade). Participants were dressed in character marching to music of
their era.
We concluded
our sunny day with a two hour drive to Worcester, MA where we checked into our
second hotel for a good night’s rest. Tomorrow, we visit Old Sturbridge Village.
Read Day 5 to learn about our adventures!
Day
3 Answers:
False Tomatoes were NOT planted in 17th
Century gardens.
Plimoth
rock is less than 1/3 of its original size because it was placed in the town
square where visitors chiseled off chunks as souvenirs. We got to touch the
rock…no chiseling by TCE teachers!
Mrs.
Hellmann’s favorite cupcake at Charlie’s Cupcake shop was peanut butter.
Day 4 Questions:
What is the life expectancy
of a humpback whale?
True or False Pilgrims traditionally wore buckles on
their hats and shoes.
What was Mrs. Bell’s
favorite activity at the Pilgrim Museum?
A. Taking Pictures B. Souvenir
Shopping
C. Watching Historical Video D. Completing Artifact Scavenger Hunt
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