INTERESTING HISTORY DOT COM ::: THE MAYFLOWER BEER RUN ::: At least according to one Pilgrim, the reason the Mayflower stopped on the shores of Massachusetts rather than Virginia as they had originally planned was because they were running out of beer. Beer was considered an important part of the daily diet in those days especially on long ocean journeys because it was less likely than water to be contaminated./When a storm blew the Pilgrims off course on their way to Virginia, one Pilgrim entered into his journal "We could not take further time for further search or consideration, our victuals being much spent, especially our beere.". As soon as the Pilgrims set foot on land, they immediately got to work on a new batch of brew.::: Interesting History Facts ::: INTERESTING BOOKS ABOUT THE MAYFLOWER ::: The Mayflower and Her Passengers ::: . . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 ::: Yes well, beer is useful if you should ever need to slow a mutiny on board, get 'em pissed to their gills, or distract from the fact that scurvy was not an amusing disease and while lime was critical, beer might have helped pass the time in sick bay half out of your mind. ::: I despise beer, no matter how it is spelled, so I wouldn't properly be a good judge of such matters. But I do know about that doggone SHARE toolbar. :P :::