I had caught a nasty head cold, so all I wanted to do was bury myself in the covers, so I sent him on alone to enjoy himself at his leisure, my camera at hand. He did, stopping at the US Army Transportation Museum en route back as well. A day well spent for both of us!
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Model of the USS Monitor Turret, Mariners' Museum, Newport News VA |
Having rested, I was up for a little leisurely sight-seeing. We had been to Colonial Williamsburg about ten years ago, and since it's a full day's activity, and quite costly, we decided to skip it this year. Instead, we took a nice drive over to Jamestown and Yorktown and enjoyed going through the two areas "where it all began" so to speak. Reading the history of the original three hundred colonist, my respect and my heart went out to them...I surely don't know how they did it (of course many didn't). Tough, tough times. Boy, if people think they have it tough now, they should read what these people went through, then thank their lucky stars for what they have!
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Jamestown: (L-R) Earliest known burial ground, Capt. John Smith (1608), Replicated Palisades (1607) |
Anyway, we did have some fun finding those lighthouses. Two of them were on an active military base that practically gave us a strip search, well, our little truck anyway! ;-) It was worth it though, "two for the price of one"! A 1792 & an 1872 year old. Nice! The other one was on an old Fort, with a moat around it no less! I'd say it was a pretty successful jaunt!
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Old Point Comfort Lighthouse, Fort Monroe (c1802), Hampton VA |
Alas, time to say goodbye to Virginia, for now anyway...
...on the road again, Marie
If you wish to view the rest of the photos from this trip, you can at my Flickr account at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/74905158@N04/
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