Day 18: Freedom!

We took this day to go south of Boston and see Plimoth Plantation and Battleship Cove.

Plimoth Plantation is a living history museum of the Plymouth Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Native Americans.

Jude tried on a skunk cape. We were told that it smells much better in the winter months!

Firing the cannons

  

Trying the stilts. They were so hard to figure out!

Then we left to go to Battleship Cove!

The boys were so excited it was hard to contain them.

This included James

PT Boat

In the Destroyer USS Joseph P.Kennedy

And on top.

Not the privacy required for a lady…

USS Lionfish – the submarine’s conning tower

Soviet East Germany’s, Hiddensee

Missile Launchers

And then there was the Battleship USS Massachusetts, “Big Mamie”. We didn’t come near to seeing all of her. A battleship is enormous!

USS Massachusetts never lost a soul in combat all of World War II.

Inside the 16 in caliber Mark 6 triple gun turret

Flag flown in the battle of Casablanca

Shrapnel damage from same battle (all of the red marks on the wall signify damage)

Jimmy’s head for scale.

Pharmacy

Just a sampling of the ammunition required

Kitchen for the enlisted men