the Monumental foundation of America

These are some of the pictures from our quick trip to Plymouth.  These first 2 are from a Restaurant called The East Bay Grille.  The food was VERY good, but it was a little more expensive that what we'd normally pay.  We did decide to splurge some because we got our hotel with Hilton points.

After dinner we walked along the wharf and talked with some fishermen who just hauled in their catch.  

This is a 16 pound lobster.  Yep, it really is.

We went to see the Monument to the Forefathers.  In one word, SPECTACULAR.  It was truly overwhelming to see this in person, and to touch it, to ponder on the words written on it, and the meaning behind them.  

The monument is an 81 foot tall granite structure, completed in October 1888.  

The men on the monument had eyes.

But the women did not. 

The pilgrims wives names are not listed on the passenger list.  Instead, they are just listed as "wife".

"...erected by a grateful people in remembrance of their labors, sacrifices and sufferings for the cause of civil and religious liberty."

Quote from William Bradford was added later.

Some of the faces have been worn off from erosion.

In 2001 the Monument became the property of the government of Mass.  Prior to that it belonged to the Pilgrim Society.

I read that the controversial Plymouth rock was identified by a 93 year old man who claims to have had family there when the pilgrims landed.  Nobody is really sure if this is the real rock.

The rock now sits in this memorial, right at sea level.

This is the May Flower replica.  We did not go inside on this trip because we have seen it before

This is the whale watching trip we were going to be on but it was all full!!

Ok, so I had a dark chocolate martini.  It is my first and last!

We took a nice walk along the Plymouth Beach.  It was so nice. 

Dinner at Mamma Mia's. 

I am very glad that we were able to take a quick trip up there to see the Monument.  It's a huge chunk of granite that brought Darryl and I to tears.  I wish every American understood the founding of our country.  The pilgrims didn't simply allow God in their platform....God WAS their platform.