Massachusetts – Part 1 Submarine Force/Lexington & Concord

Tony and I were worn out after our quick trip across the northern states. We changed our itinerary to stay longer at each campground. This would give us time to rest between travels and sightseeing. We planned on staying in Sturbridge two weeks before moving on. We took time to recharge and then enjoy the many things around there to see.

Our first time out on the motorcycle we headed south to The Submarine Force in Connecticut. This was quite an experience. The Nautilus submarine is actually part of the museum and we were able to tour the entire thing. They have it set up as a museum with glass covering the displays.

Well Tony toured the entire vessel, I had to give up after two sets of stairs. No elevator for handicap people in that part of the museum. So I turned around and went back against the flow of people to get back up. Talk about interesting, the hallways are very narrow and I got some interesting looks as I climbed out. Took me a while to go up the stairway so Google maps probably showed a traffic slowdown in that area. LOL

After going through the submarine we went into the museum building to see more submarine information and artifacts. They even had rooms set up as different parts of a submarine so you can see and touch the parts. The one with the periscope was really a working one and you could see the parking lot on the screen. You can see Tony looking through it on one of the last pictures below.

Our next ride took us to Lexington and Concord to see the area of the first battles of the revolutionary war. Most of the actual sites required walking so we didn’t get to see too much but we did have a nice ride. We did stop at a couple of places and I have included some pictures below.

We saw a replica of the North Bridge and then stopped at the Minute Man National Historical Park. There we found a couple of men dressed in revolutionary costume teaching a bunch of tourists how the soldiers had to stay in formation and shoot. When I took my first picture of him he saw me and said, “Excuse me Ma’am, please move so we don’t shoot you.” I said, “Especially since I will be shooting back.” Of course I meant with my camera.

After I moved he continued on with his training. All the people were told to line up in formation. They he divided them into groups and taught them how to turn and fire safely. Of course they didn’t have real guns, they used their arm as the gun. If they didn’t stay in the right formation they would have probably shot some of their fellow soldiers. It was really funny watching the people trying to follow his instructions.

Watching this I wondered how farmers and storekeepers could have won the war against trained soldiers, but they did. Thanks to God that the people training them had a lot of patience and discipline. I am so thankful to God for these soldiers who made it possible to worship God freely in the new land of America.

After leaving the battlefield we drove to Boston. After getting lost and having to turn around we settled for having a few pictures of Boston harbor. Too many tunnels running under the city for miles and then you have to back track to get where you want to go. So after our pictures we headed back home. Here are some of the few pictures I was able to take.