Our First Day Exploring in Williamsburg

Well, some of us got more rest than others last night! After we settled into bed, we heard a thunderous sound, and realized that there are train tracks about 50 yards from our campsite. Tom, who put in earplugs, slept fine. The kids and I didn't fare so well. As a result, we got a mighty late start to our day this morning. Our first activity was walking through the streets of Colonial Williamsburg. It wouldn't have been worth it to purchase tickets for all of the exhibits and historical homes through here for the short time we had available, so we will come back tomorrow and spend the whole day.

Remember, you can click on the pictures to get a better view!

Posing for a picture in Colonial Williamsburg -- thanks to the handy, dandy tripod in Tom's backpack! Oh yes -- we are techno geeks wherever we go!!!!



The kids in a garden in Colonial Williamsburg -- it was beautiful!

Following our brief walk through Colonial Williamsburg, we decided to take a drive on the Colonial Parkway, thanks to the advice of a local resident. The drive was absolutely beautiful! The dogwoods and cherry trees are in bloom, and the trees hovered over us like a canopy as we drove along.

Here is a view out the front window of the Excursion -- can't you just feel the wind on your face and smell the fresh air?!

We had a nice surprise that I was able to snap a picture of as we rounded a curve -- water! No, that's not debris falling from the sky -- it's bug guts on the windshield! We were thrilled to find a beach where we could get out and walk.

Sarah and I have been enjoying the plant life on this trip. Here she is after discovering a field of buttercups!

Posing for a picture on the beach.

Walking on the beach after looking for shells.

Sarah and Mom

Following our drive on Colonial Parkway, we stopped at Chili's to grab a bite to eat. Here is Christian enjoying his Shrimp Pasta, and Andrew enjoying his Buffalo Chicken Salad.

After we left Chili's we drove to Yorktown, and then over to Jamestown, just to check things out. What we found is that everything costs around here. Even though the sign read that the park at Yorktown is owned by the National Park Service (a federally funded agency), they charge $10 per person to get in. Isn't that double-dipping?! Given the lateness of the day, we decided that Yorktown and Jamestown will have to wait until a different day. Tom treated us to long johns at Dunkin' Donuts on our way back to the campsite.

Here is Sarah enjoying her long john while swinging in the playground adjacent to our campsite.

Stay tuned for more updates!