Boston Harbor/Plymouth, MA/Mystic, CT

This morning before we left Boston, we walked a few blocks from our hotel to see Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.  This was a big event for Taylor; he was thrilled to get to see the stadium since he has a friend who played for the Boston Red Sox (in Southaven, MS)! 

Then we were off to the tea party in the Boston Harbor where we toured the USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) and the destroyer USS Cassin Young.  The USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, she is the world's oldest floating commissioned naval vessel.  USS Cassin Young (DD-793), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Captain Cassin Young (1894–1942), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at Pearl Harbor and killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.  Caleb also discovered loads of jellyfish just off the boats which were quite interesting to watch - from a distance.

Heading down the road, we came to Plymouth, MA.  We wandered through some of the stores, saw the Mayflower II, and Plymouth Rock.  The rock is much smaller than you might imagine and has been placed in a monument area.  It was cracked when it was moved from its original position and has been patched back together.  It was fun to see the names of the streets and stores that commemorated the early settlers.  We spent an hour or so just enjoying the sounds of the birds and the shade of Brewster Park while the boys stretched and played.  (Side note in birds.  We have seen several loons.  This is where the name for the Canadian loonie comes from.  It is equal to our $1.  They love these birds so much that they extended the name to their $2 coin - the toonie.)

A bit a trivia for you - when traveling I-95, it only takes 40 minutes to cross the state of Rhode Island.  We are now in Mystic, CT for the evening and have enjoyed some of the sights on this coast too.  Looking forward to a busy day tomorrow.