Time for another educational adventure! Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. The colony was founded in 1607, which is 13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. This is a source of pride with Virginians, but once I moved away from the state, most people don't know that. So now you know, and knowing is half the battle. Go Joe! Visiting Jamestown these days is a pretty cool experience. The Visitors Center has a great film and exhibit. You can also walk the grounds and see a recreated Native American village, settlement stockade, and ships like the colonists would have used to cross the ocean. In keeping with our theme for this week, the temperature was near 100 degrees which limited our sight-seeing. We were kind of smart and visited the outdoor things first before it got too hot. Unfortunately that meant we were too hot and tired to see much inside. After lunch, we watched the movie and left. Hopefully we will make it back another time and see the indoor exhibit of artifacts. That evening, Rob and I had big plans. It was our 10 year anniversary and since we had babysitters in town (thanks Opa and Gram) we made fancy dinner reservations at the Williamsburg Inn. If you ever find yourself in the area and you want a really nice meal, I cannot recommend this place enough! We were in the Rockefeller Room, which is the smaller dining room with a better view. The surroundings were gorgeous and the food was even better. Happy Anniversary! After our amazing meal we picked up the kids at Opa and Grams cabin. They were heading back to Kentucky the next day. Thanks for coming along! We made it back to the camper and were getting in bed when the worst thunderstorm I have ever experienced hit. The kids slept right through it, but the pounding rain and thunder kept Rob and I awake for hours. Rob was watching the radar to make sure we weren't in danger of a tornado. The good part of the storm was the heat wave finally broke! And that was awesome because we had actual fun planned for the next day.
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You may remember from last year that Ryan really likes our camping trips to have days where we don't do anything. So naturally we now call days when we hang around the campsite, "Ryan Days." The truth is, we all need these kinds of days. No hustle, no bustle and lots of air conditioning. Do I sound old? I love a chair, in the shade. This Ryan Day was extra special because we got to spend quality time with Opa and we had a visit with some dear friends. For lunch, we went with Opa and Gram to Fat Tuna for seafood. Our kids are such adventurous eaters! After lunch, we paid a visit to some dear family friends. The Schneiders lived next door to the Reeves family in Oklahoma until Rob was in first grade. When the twins were 4 months old, we were in Oklahoma and had the opportunity to visit them. Now, Don and Val have both retired and they moved to Williamsburg to be closer to their children and grandchildren. They were kind enough to host us for an afternoon of swimming, catching up, and dinner (complete with homemade ice cream!) |