The second day of our non-Florida vacation was spent first at Salem, Massachusetts. Brett had read The Crucible, but the other three did not have a lot of knowledge about the events of 1692. It was interesting to hear their questions and comments as we toured the Salem Witch Museum, the house of Judge Corwin, and the memorial benches of the victims - "What is a Pagen?" (Meg), "Why didn't Giles Corey confess rather than be pressed to death" (Cam), "I need to read more about George Burroughs" (Brett), and my personal favorite, "Why would they listen to 14 year old girls?" (Cal).
We then headed to the Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum. It is a new museum and was highly recommended by a friend of Meg's. We were not disappointed! We all became Patriots and were caught up in the excitement of Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty. We donned our "costumes" and cried "Huzzah!" as the tea went into the Boston Harbor. The highlight for Cam was being picked to ring the bell and crying, "All ashore that's going ashore!"
The final historical stop of the day was the JFK Presidential Library. A trip to the Lego Store and dinner at Tavern in the Square made for a great end of the day. Now if we can talk Doug into a late night run to Coldstone Creamery, we can all sleep well!
I loved visiting Salem. Thanks for bringing me back for a moment.
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