Modern-day Plymouth looks nothing like the Land of the Pilgrims
The Pilgrims’ journey from Plymouth, England to Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts did not happen as it was meant to. The Mayflower had twice tried to leave for the New World before she managed it. Twice she set out with her companion ship, the Speedwell, and twice the Speedwell began taking on water, forcing the two ships back to England. The second return brought them to Plymouth, where the Speedwell then remained. The Mayflower would have to brave the Atlantic crossing alone. After 66 stormy days, the Mayflower reached Cape Cod, more than 600 miles north of her original destination of Jamestown. She tried to sail south to Virginia, where she was expected, but relentless storms blew her back up the coast.
