I discovered once more that, outside of a single plaque dedicated to the Sea Venture, the Virginia settlers really aren’t remembered at Plymouth. The Mayflower and pilgrims are everywhere. We stopped at the Mayflower House (which might just as well have been called the Sea Venture House) where legend has it the Pilgrims ate their last meal before departure. I think it’s pretty likely that at least some of the departing Jamestown settlers ate here as well. It’s now an ice cream shop, so my husband, kids, and I went in for ice cream. How odd to be standing in the same old building where 17th century travelers bought refreshment before beginning their journey. I stood in line, holding an ice cream cone, watching my tired kids eat theirs, and thought that our coming journey back to America was certainly so much safer, quicker, and easier than what these folks had endured. So many settlers died by the way, mothers even gave birth to children on board