Plimoth Plantation opens for the Season

Plymouth is only a half hour drive from the hotel and as I've mentioned in earlier blogs, it's a lovely town to visit. It's also a great place to stop on the way to the Cape or on the way home if you're taking Route 3. Today marks the seasonal opening of Plimoth Plantation. I've been several times many years ago as a parent and as a teacher with school children. It's a wonderful way to spend the day with the family and also a fun educational experience.

Plimoth Plantation is a recreation of a typical village during the time that the Pilgrims landed in Plimoth in the 1600's. It includes the Wampanoag Homesite with people in traditional Native dress tending the garden, cooking over an open fire and demonstrating ancient skills. It also includes a "1627 English Village" with costumed role players, speaking English dialects and portraying actual residents of colonial Plymouth. There's also Nye Barn, a farming community with cows, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry. Plimoth Plantation maintains one of the country's most important collections of rare and minor breed animals.

There's much more, so make a day trip to Plymouth "America's Hometown". We have special rates for the off season and we'd love to have you stay at the Tidewater.

Voula

Plymouth

My husband and I just purchased a home in Plymouth, where we will be residing when I am not on property at the Tidewater. After traveling back and forth several times a week to clean and prepare our home before we move, I've come to realize that Plymouth is actually closer than many towns on the Cape. Before the Cape Cod Canal, Plymouth was actually considered part of the Cape.

For visitors to the Cape, Plymouth only half an hour away, makes for a wonderful day trip or a stop on the way to or from the Cape. Of course, everyone knows about Plymouth Plantation, which is a step back in time to see how the Pilgrims lived, but there is much more to Plymouth. I enjoy visiting downtown Plymouth and the waterfront with its many shops, restaurants, attractions and snack bars. It's a great place to walk around, sit on a bench and watch the boats, visit Pilgrim museum, Plymouth Rock and, of course, one of my favorite activities, people watching.

While I'll be spending most of my time at the Tidewater, where I presently live, tending to the hotel and customers' needs, I'll now have a peaceful retreat away from work and a lovely town to explore. Living where I work definitely has its advantages, but there's one negative: there's never getting away from work! Hope to see you in Plymouth!

Voula