Hey England, the Mayflower has landed!

Current location: Middleboro, MA

Current Weather: Sunny 79

Miles traveled today: 213

Total Vacation Miles traveled: 1,130

Total Miles Traveled: 6,313

Today was such a beautiful day. We started out the day in Windsor Locks, CT going to church. We sat down at church and I started to notice that some of the writings on the statues were not in English, just then mass starts and everyone starts singing in some foreign tongue. Midway through the mass we realized it was in Polish. The mass was very interesting to say the least, but Lacey and I both enjoyed it. When we were walking out the priest was greeting everyone and we must have tourist written all over us, because right away he asked us were we were from. We then started on our round about journey to get to Massachusetts, because being in all 50 states is on my bucket list we took a 20 minute detour just so I could say I was in Rhode Island....Lacey thought I was crazy. We then headed out to Plymouth just to see where all the early settlers first came in. They have a remake of the Mayflower sitting in the bay, which was pretty cool to look at, but a little expensive for us to get on. We then moved on down the way to check out Plymouth Rock. It was pretty cool for being just a rock, it had the year 1620 stamped on the top and was kept just off the water's edge. While I was looking at the rock I had visions of my grandpa trying to sneak down there with a hammer and getting a chip of the rock. (For anyone reading this who doesn't know my grandpa, he is a rock hound and has been known

to chisel off pieces of rock with historical significance.) We then moved on through the historical area of Plymouth to see the first church built after the settlers landed, and also the first burial ground. This burial ground is one of the oldest in the United States. The oldest known gravestone still there is from 1681. The views from atop the cemetery hill was amazing. It made me think of my old vacation spot, Ocracoke Island, NC. We then spent the rest of the day driving along the coast looking at all the old cottages and checking out Cape Cod Bay. Looking forward to tomorrow!!

Next Stop.....Boston, MA

Say Cheese!!!

Current location: DeForest, WI

Current weather: 40 fog/mist

Miles traveled today: 245.1

Total miles traveled: 5,359

Today we set out for the farm at 8am on a cold and windy morning. The high for the day was 43 and it dropped the entire day. The wind chill was between 34 and 25 the entire day....is it really May 11th??? There were a few reports of wet snowflakes in the area, although we didn't see any. There was a lot more work than what I thought, and picking up all our tubing was very difficult since they had been sitting there for 8 months, and the grass was yet to be cut this year. To make the day even better, there was a light mist the whole day. We eventually got the trailer out with a little help for the farm owner and we were on our way. Tonight we are staying right next to an awesome cheese house that I have visited every time I've been up here. I have found a new love for cheese curds, they are so wonderful! Short post today because I've very tired and I will be going to bed shortly.

Next up.....West Lafayette, IN!

Current location: Hudson, WI

Current weather: 51 light rain

Miles traveled today: 456

Total miles traveled: 5,114.4

Well, its official, we have broken the 5,000 mile mark today! It doesn't really feel like we have spent almost 80 hours in that truck, but we have. Today was a very pleasant drive. Wisconsin has always been my favorite place to travel to. I might be thinking otherwise tomorrow because we are expecting a high of only 41 degrees tomorrow with a rain snow mix tonight. Yes, I used the S word in mid May. I have my winter jacket, gloves, and hat with me, so I won't be caught off guard. I remember coming here last September and the weather was about what it will be tomorrow and I thought my fingers were going to fall off. Needless to say i was way under dressed for that occasion, hopefully I can avoid that tomorrow!

Since this is my Ninth trip up here, I pretty much have seen all the sights around the area. My favorite place that I've visited while I've been up here is the St. Paul Cathedral. This church is very large, as it should be, they have around 800,000 members at this church alone. When you are driving into St. Paul this church is one of the first things you see, because it sits atop a large hill and over looks the city. The inside is just as beautiful as the outside. Lacey and I even attended mass here once last October when Purdue played Minnesota. Even though we lost the game, it was still a great experience to attend mass here. I highly recommend to anyone that is ever in the twin cities area to check this place out! Tomorrow we will be taking down our site in Wisconsin and pulling the trailer home.

Next up.....DeForest, WI