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Today we visited the homes of John Adams (and later, John Quincy Adams).  Those two guys were brilliant.  They were both extraordinary lawyers who gave up a lucrative career in law for public service.  John Adams was a major player in the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.  John Quincy Adams could read, write, and speak in six different languages (I think- it may have been more)- I know he knew English, Greek, Latin, French, Dutch, and I can’t remember what else.  Plus of course Abigail Adams was quite brilliant in her own way- running a farm and a household while raising her children, all during a war.

We also went to the Plymouth Plantation, where the Pilgrims first made a home.  That was neat, but it is owned and operated by a private company and it’s fairly tourist-y.

It’s been a crazy vacation but a lot of fun.  I’m sure the next week and a half will be exciting as well!