Friday, June 22, 2012

Next Stop Williamsburg, Virginia


Monday, June 18th – We said goodbye to Bob and headed north to Williamsburg, Virginia to join our friends, Ed & Carol Apfelbaum.

We arrived to weather that was reminiscent of what we experienced in New Orleans… HOT & HUMID! I can’t imagine ever getting used to this humidity.

Tuesday dawned hot & humid but we didn’t let that stop us from visiting Colonial Williamsburg and by the end of the day we all were eager to get back to something air conditioned. We only saw a portion of Williamsburg but decided we would go back another day since we had purchased tickets that allowed multiple visits.



Williamsburg Capitol Building









Crest over Capitol entrance









The Apothecary Shop













The Millinery Shop
  
Hand quilted garment




Carriage ride








Take care where you step my lady!










A Statesman perhaps?


Decorated roof

Strolling in the 98* heat !











Church & graveyard



On Wednesday Jim & I went to see the Jamestown Settlement, a reenactment of the original town and then to Historic Jamestown which is the actual town.  Very little remains above ground in Historic Jamestown but it is a very active archeology site with many relics of the settlement being discovered. Our visit didn’t last as long as I would have like but we just couldn’t stand the heat anymore.

Thursday, all four of us decided we had had enough of being in the heat and stayed in camp to do laundry and housecleaning. Later in the afternoon we all ventured out for ice cream and talked about our move to the next campground on Friday where we will be visiting Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello.

Jamestown Settlement entrance

Entrance to Jamestown Settlement









Indian village outside the fort walls























Interior of "tepee".
Jamestown fort walls

Inside the fort walls



























One of three ships



































Site of Historic Jamestown

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1 comment:

  1. On the road againJune 24, 2012 at 4:10 PM

    Looks like you're having a great time even with the heat. We're in Tok then up to Fairbanks. Warm here also, high 70's and more humid than I remember. Of course last time I don't think we were over 65 much. Lot's of mosquitos this time. None last time.

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