Day 5 we went to the Plymouth/Patauxet Plantation Museum for a tour. We were accompanied by Ms. Brenda O’ Connor, Ms. Christine Walsh and bus driver Mr. Kevin Mc Kenna. We saw a re-enactment of a 17th Century village with villagers speaking as if they were from that time.
We were very thankful to Mr. John Buckley and Mr. Tim White for their guided tour of Plymouth Register of Deeds. We saw the original primary source documents of the deeds of Plymouth, the original will of the Pilgrim soldier Myles Standish, and the document that gave the USA the right to swear in a jury of 12 “honest” men. Each student was given a packet of informative documents about the beginning of Plymouth colony. They treated us to a beautiful lunch and spent a lot of time with us answering our questions. Their enthusiasm was inspiring and their warmth will never be forgotten. The students enjoyed going to “Mary Lou’s Coffee” afterwards ordering various American drinks: iced coffee with milk, iced coffee with milk and vanilla, iced coffee with caramel, Pepsi and Fanta.
We finished our day by going to a Homecoming Football Game. The atmosphere was electric. Scituate High School footballers, cheerleaders and dancers were a spectacle to behold. They certainly made their school very proud and everyone enjoyed it.
