DAY 22 WILLIAMSBURG, VA

WILLIAMSBURG, VA

This is the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia;
one of the first sights we encountered as we arrived in Virginia.

Williamsburg, VA
We found a little campground to park the RV, which gave us the freedom to drive into Williamsburg.
However, we only ended up driving to the Welcome Center.
From there, we took the bus to the different areas in Williamsburg.
Patrick Henry giving his "Give me Liberty, or give me Death" speech.

The Wigmaker
This was fun to watch. These kids had no idea what they were doing.
Brickmaker
The working man
The Capital Building

Martha Washington arrives
with fanfare

The Folk Museum
That is me standing in front of that gigantic magnolia tree!
Church podium donated by Thomas Jefferson.
Okay, Yuck. She is holding a huge beetle.

In front of the courthouse

The Magazine Inside the Magazine Another beautiful sky
There was quite a bit of walking here. We needed more than one day to really appreciate the history here, but we did get to meet Patrick Henry and Martha Washington. This was a fun and interesting stop on our historical journey. I like learning about history this way.

DAY 20-21 OUTER BANKS, NC

DAYS 20-21
Outer Banks, NC

We have grown fond of looking at the sky and have taken some fascinating pictures. One of them looks like we have our own guardian angel overhead. Do you see it?

Our first stop in NC’s Outer Banks was Roanoke Island, land of the Lost Colony. They had a great Visitor Center with a walk through the settlement, a tour of the Queen Elizabeth II, and a museum telling the story of the Lost Colony.

The reconstructed lighthouse doesn’t really resemble a lighthouse,
but I guess it serves its purpose.Our next stop was The Wright Brothers Monument and museum. This was pretty interesting. We are learning a lot on our historical journey.

The Wright Brothers Monument
Unfortunately, we regret that we did not go farther south to Cape Hatteras to see the lighthouse there. Perhaps another trip.

With our RV, we couldn’t find a good place to stop and catch the waves, but got a few pictures of the ocean. We hope to get our feet wet when we get to Cape Cod.

DAYS 9-19 Hendersonville, NC

We have spent a lot of time just relaxing at home.
We drove out to Brevard and went to the Antique Mall there.
We drove around Hendersonville, getting reacquainted with it, going to Flea markets, antique stores, and just some window shopping.

Instead of the traditional bears on the street, they are now decorating goats!

The bird's nest on our deck appears to have been abandoned. We waited a few days and checked to see if there were any eggs in it. There weren't. A couple days earlier, we encountered a black snake on the deck. Wonder if there is a connection?


We spent an evening at a neighbor’s house getting to know some of the new neighbors. Only a few people showed up that night because we had a thunderous, lightning storm that afternoon, which included hail (bigger than M&Ms!).
Some friends of ours, Doug and Susan, who we met when we first started coming here, came over for a visit, and we grilled hamburgers and just enjoyed the time together.
Ginny and I also spent another day shopping. That evening we attended a Women's Group meeting with a French Flair. It was a great time.
We are planning on leaving on Saturday, June 28th, (our anniversary), and begin about a 3 ½ week adventure. Our first destination is North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

Keep watching our blog as we travel up the east coast and beyond.

Next destination: Outer Banks, NC