Williamsburg

We spent our first day here resting up from long day before. Did laundry and walked by the river. Weather today was cloudy with spells of light rain and high 70. Part of the day we sat by the river reading - beautiful views.

In the evening you could hear the rain on the roof of the RV. Very relaxing!

 

We started our second day getting my hair cut and colored (you gotta keep up). Dennis went to visitor's centers at Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg while waiting on me and got info on stuff.

We then went to Colonial Williamsburg and walked through the streets. They have a shuttle bus from visitor's center to all the stops and back.

At the court house an actor read the Declaration of independence in costume. I don't remember from history class it being that long but it was very inspiring.

 We went into several buildings and businesses to see the way people lived in Colonial times.

We watched some shopkeepers making silver, shoes, cooking and apothecary meds used during the day.

We had an interesting tour in a coffee house - even serving coffee, tea or chocolate!

 

Looking for a place for dinner on the way back to camp, we found a restaurant on the York River in a marina. Nice to sit and relax with the boats in the background. Dennis had a good lobster roll and I had shrimp and crab quesadillas. Excellent!

The next day was spent in Jamestown. On the way got an oil change. Even on vacation when you are gone for a long time you have to do certain maintenance if you want to make it home with everything in working order……

Jamestown museum was good and then we did a walking tour of the settlement - reenactment. Very good tour guides telling the story and showing us the Indian Village as well as Jamestown Settlement.  We could have spent a lot more time here.

Then to Williamsburg Winery and tasted some good Virginia wines.

Grocery stop for milk, etc then back to camp with a gourmet dinner of Food Lion fried chicken and potato salad…. Sometimes just too tired to fine dine!

Returning to Colonial Williamsburg the next day, we enjoyed tours of Governors Palace and Capital building all led by costumed actors telling the story.

We went to a colonial dance instruction class and learned how to dance two country dances. It was fun learning the same dances I had watched in Pride and Prejudice!

  

We ate lunch at the King's Arms Tavern - great food with a man playing the lute while we ate.

 

Came back to camp and sat by the river reading to rest our poor legs and feet. There is so much walking and stairs, but thankfully the shuttle bus helps out.

Our final day in Colonial Williamsburg was Friday and we finally have the bus and layout figured out. We went to the parish church and saw the pews where George Washington and other forefathers sat. Their names were on the pew.

We also toured the museum.  It is where the original sanatorium for mental patients was. It is scary to see how they "treated" them. 

The other floors house artifacts of the colonists.

Martha

We heard a very nice concert of music in the 1700's, had a tour of dishes used in colonial times and Martha Washington gave a talk on how she met George and their years before he became to be president.

We had a nice lunch and a $5.00 cupcake! - it was tasty!!!

It would not take much time just to walk around the old city but it takes days to do all the tours and talks that bring to life the colonial times and events that happened here.  It is a must see and do if you are interested in colonial life and the founding of our country. In about 30 miles including Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown you can experience the beginning and the end of the British Colonies in what is now our country.

Now on to Nashville. We will take several days getting there so we will be rested and ready to take on another city.