In Old, Old Virginia

Greetings from Virginia,

Since our last post, we have arrived in Virginia, spending some time in the scenic Shenandoah National Park. Here is a picture of an exhausted Tyrone after our hike in the forest.

We then got to the Williamsburg area - talk about history! We visited Jamestown Stettlement where we learned about the 400 year history of the English settlers, natives and african americans. There was lots of interactive activities and things to learn about - everything from building a canoe, musket shooting, ships and Emma's physics lesson (she knows all about currents, compasses, compass roses and knots per hour thanks to Dennis the sailer). It was a great day and certainly gave us an appreciation as to how hard life was for these people.

We also went to Colonial Williamsburg and saw the old colonial town. The girls learned how to use a quill pen and had a bit of a hang up at the stalks.

We stayed at a great state park across the James River (we have to take a ferry to Williamsburg). By far this state park had the nicest campground and even an Olympic size swimming pool with diving boards. It's been very hot here (around 93 degrees with humidity) - so good thing for the pool. On Sunday, the campground had a Historic Gas and Steam Engine Show which we caught the last hour of - there were some snappy bands - but no bib overalls.

The park also has big, beautiful trees which Emma and Leah love to swing on!

Here we come Washington DC in the morning!

Question Time - Here is a picture of a famous woman that we learned more about at Jamestown - any guesses?? HINT- This actual photo is much different than the image we know.