They spotted Cape Cod hook on November 1620, after about a month of delays in England and 2 months at sea. They spent several days trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, but strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, now called Provincetown Harbor, where they anchored on November 1620. The Mayflower Compact was signed that day, Bradford being one of the first to sign.