9TH November 1620 Mayflower 2,950 miles sailed "Land ahoy!" The call from the crow's nest cracked the dawn.

Several of us crowded along the rail. The sailors saw it first, the faint dark line against the horizon...within minutes, Hummy and I began to see the same.

We held each other's hands so tightly and almost dared not to breathe, but minute by minute the line became firmer and began to thicken.

Twas not a wisp of a dream but real. It had taken us all of 65 days but finally we are here.

This be the New World and it doth fill my eyes for the first time.