We spent the day in Plymouth, Massachusetts, otherwise known as America’s hometown (and historically known as Plimouth and Plimoth). We began with a whale-watching tour, then familiarized ourselves with the town for a few hours. We found a few fun shops on Main Street, including multiple great antique spots, a really beautiful interiors place, and a neat British imports store. Tim and I separately spent time in England before we knew each other, so we decided to pop in and see what treasures we might discover. I was really hoping to find some caramel and chocolate McVities, but no such luck. The store had lots of variety otherwise, including tons of candies, teas, and meat pies. We went for a Cadbury Crunchie, and it was a delightful surprise. Look at that honeycombed center!
Other must-sees in Plymouth: the rock, obviously, where the pilgrims first stepped foot in this country. (It’s set exactly at sea level and housed in this Roman Doric portico.)
And the Mayflower (replica), which is a full-scale reproduction that was build in England and crossed the Atlantic in 1957.
We finished the night with a lobster feast at our house. It might have been the first time I did all the work myself on a whole lobster — turns out the meat tastes even better when it’s a reward for hard work! And since prices are dirt cheap around here, I think we’ll make lobster a more frequent meal on our home dinner menus.
Tagged: British imports, Cadbury Crispie, lobster, Plymouth Rock
Crunchies are one of my favorite English candy bars! Yummm!
I have searched this country high and low for caramel and chocolate Mcvities. No luck yet. Maybe it’s a good thing because I’m sure those extra 10 lbs. I gained in London were from eating a sleeve of those everyday.