October 26&27,2010, Lancaster, PA

Buggies like this were seen about the towns and farm areas.

Arrived at 2:30pm After getting set up and a quick lunch we joined Robert & Eleanor for a drive around Lancaster County.So many farms everywhere large and small and so well kept.

Strasburg Rail Road is just the right place for a train person like my husband. He really enjoyed the time we spend there and would go again when he is in the area.

Another farm not more than 40 acres but many of them.

Several horse and buggies here and there with drivers that were not visible because of the cover on the buggies.

School age children playing at their school recess. The boys wear straw hats and the girls wear the bonnets. Their dresses are long and dark in color. The boys wear the dark pants and blue shirts.

This buggie driver pulled up at the local Quick Mart and we were able to get a good photo.

One of the near by towns that we visited.

The Hayes browsing in the food and craft market. Eleanor, Robert and Van Hayes

The rear of the buggie with the reflector light.

These girls are in a horse drawn wagon and it is raining so their umbrella will have to do. Do you notice the 3rd girl in the center?

We saw lots of clothes hanging on lines and even on porches.

You can ride through this covered bridge 2 times.

In Lancaster County,PA there are several covered bridges. We had a great time discovering these.

Herr's Mill Bridge

This griss mill sits behind the covered bridge. It is amaging that alot of these bridges and buildings have been here since the early 1600 - 1700's

Oct.23,2010, Mystic Seaport, CT, The Museum of America and the Sea

We parked across the street and walked over to begin our day at the Mystic Seaport

I was constantly looking across the water and enjoying all the great views of homes as well as many kinds of boats. Old ships are brought in to be restored and preserved for our generation to enjoy. Many of the ships were built in the 1700s or before.There was Alot of history and information inside the museum as well as outside on the property. In fact, the seaport village is recreated with like houses and shops and individuals dressed from that period.

On the old ships glass like above are installed in planks on the ships and once the sun shines through it gives off light as strong as a 40 watt bulb. It is a good source of light for the decks below.

Van would have stayed forever but we were asked to leave when the museum closed.

Don't you love the pictures? I couldn't stop taking them.

Many lobster traps.

Reproduction of Nantucket Island Brandt Point Lighthouse

October 23, 2010, Plymouth, Mass., The Mayflower II is a replica of the first Mayflower that landed here in 1620. The Plymouth Rock was where the pilgrims first stepped on American soil. We made this stop in the morning before our 105 mile trip to the Mystic Seaport, CT

Oct.22,2010, Friday-After driving from Boston, Mass. to Plymouth,MS we stopped at the Plimouth Plantation. There is lots of early history that began thousands of years ago. We really enjoyed a time to learn again.