After driving for an entire day, we arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts late that night. After what felt like a short nap, we got bundled up and headed out to see the Monument to the Forefathers.
I don’t believe that I’ve said that it was Mr. OverKill who really wanted to go to New England for a vacation. He’s wanted to go for a couple years now, and since we had just finished learning about the colonization of America, we decided we would make the trip happen this year. Mr. Ok was inspired to make the trek after watching the documentary, “Monumental.” If you haven’t watched it yet, I strongly encourage you to. It really offers a realistic perspective on the sacrifice and struggles of the Pilgrims.
This monument is hands down the most massive and impressive monument I have ever seen.
It is an incredible reminder to us, a roadmap even, of how our nation became so successful.
It really is such a shame that this monument has been largely forgotten about and passed over. After we studied all the little details on the Monument to the Forefathers, we headed down to see the Mayflower II.
Another fabulous, eye-opening stop on our trip. That ship was tiny. I couldn’t even imagine cramming all those people in that ship…in the dark hold…with seasickness, and waste….
We also stopped at the legendary Plymouth Rock.
I was thinking today how great the Lord’s timing is, I mean look here’s a great post about Plymouth on Thanksgiving! This year, Thanksgiving took on an entirely new meaning for me after visiting this historic city and learning more about the Pilgrims and the massive sacrifices they made. Their unwavering faith in the Lord even in face of horrible adversity is inspiring and humbling.