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Plymouth Plantation was so much fun! It was a little like I expected, but not a lot. It was better! First, when we got to Plymouth town, where people live now, we walked around and then we went on the Mayflower II. It was really fun and very interesting. We met a lot of people in costume and they talked like they would talk in 1600’s. We also went into the master’s cabin where we met a woman who answered a lot of our questions.
When we got to the actual plantation we went to a Wampanoag Home site. We met people there who were living like Native Americans would in the 1600’s. They were there to teach people who came how their Ancestors would have lived.
After that we had a fire drill and then we went to dinner. For dinner the children had to serve the grown-ups and we had Turkey Pottage, which is a kind of pudding with turkey and beans. Then we had bread that soaked all the pottage up and some cooked carrots with cheese and grapes. For dessert we had pear tart and for a drink we cider.
Then after that we did some nighttime activities. First, we got to play some 16th century games. After that we went over to two deserted pilgrim houses that still had stuff in them and we got to look around and play with some of the stuff. The next activity was writing with quill pens. The catch; you had to write with 16th century letters. It was really fun. The last activity was three people getting to dress up as pilgrims and guess who got to dress up as the pilgrim woman? Yours Truly! It was really cool. I got to wear all the petticoats and everything! After that we went to sleep and had a snack. I woke up really tired because we had to wake up at six thirty! For breakfast we had bagels and juice. Then we got to go to the gift shop and get things. I got some candy and an arrowhead for me, a stuffed animal for my sister, and a cookbook for my mom and pirate figures for my dad.
Then we watched a movie about the pilgrims and the Indians and then we got to go to the plantation itself! It was really fun and interesting. We got to go into all the houses and we met William Bradford’s wife Alice!
After that we went into a little tent and had a pizza lunch with lemonade and cookies. Next? Bye Bye Plymouth and hello five-hour trip back to New York!
I think my favorite part was walking around the plantation and looking inside all the houses. It was a little bit like what I expected. I hope I can go again!