A later start today - we didn't leave until 8:30 :). It was a special day because today was the day we broke out our trip shirts! Everyone was very excited. We are only about 10 minutes away from Salem from where our hotel is, so we thought we would stop at McDonald's to get a little breakfast and then go on our witch hunt. On the way to McD's we stopped by and picked up a pair of scissors so that we could cut the scratchy tags out of the trip shirts. Aunt Becky is thinking of starting a second career of surgery - she is pretty successful in cutting things out! After surgery and breakfast it was off to Salem. Walking to our first stop in Salem, we were greeted by the Mayor of Salem who noticed our Brown Girls' shirts and wanted to know where we were visiting from and wished us a great visit. Our first stop was the Witch House where the men decided that witchcraft needed to be investigated. We saw the actual furniture that was used. We learned that the beds were very short - not because people used to be shorter back then but because people in that time slept sitting up, they felt that would aid in their digestion. Then we visited the dungeon where all the witches were kept and saw a short play of an actual witch trial. Did you know that the women and men who were convicted of witchcraft had to pay for their own food that they ate in jail and had to pay to be hanged? This is where it might have paid to be poor! We went to the witch museum and then off for some tacos for lunch - we have been looking for tacos for a couple of days!
After Salem we left for Lexington and Concord where we met some really nice people who directed us to a fantastic ice cream establishment. We walked around a bit and then headed in the direction of ice cream. On the way for ice cream we saw Louisa May Alcott's house, Henry Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emmerson's houses. We also took a tour of Sleepy Hollow - yes, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. There were lot's of names we recognized in the cemetery - it was a little creepy and we were scared but we made it through. Finally, we made it to Bedford Farms ice cream shop and our friends from Lexington and Concord were correct - the ice cream was fantastic! We were not disappointed by the taste nor that Jessica had the ice cream all over her face and Katie all over her clothes.
After ice cream we headed back to the hotel - 15 minutes according to Garmin and 60 minutes in time to get back. Northeast traffic is very stressful....
It is packing and early to bed for us tonight. We are to be ready to board for our whale watching adventure at 8:30 am (shhh, don't tell Katie we are getting up that early).
To all our loyal Brown Girl followers, we wish you a very magical goodnight!
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