Day 9 - History in the Making

Today was our first day at Williamsburg. The campground was located about 8 miles away from the Colonial Williamsburg area. There are not too many campgrounds in the area, much like Washington. After a quick breakfast at the camper, we loaded up and headed for the visitor's center. We met some long time friends of ours who were also visiting the area at the same time. We knew that the Talley's were going to be there at the same time as us, but when they planned their trip, they didn't know we were going to be there. It just worked out that way. It was fun meeting them there and before long, we had our tickets and were on our way into the town. The area of Colonial Williamsburg is not a closed in park. You can get to it from many different locations, but you needed a ticket to enter all the buildings that make up the colony. Several of the buildings were original, dating back to the 1600's. Everyone working there was in colonial costume and it helped to take us back in time. It was really neat learning about all the history that took place even before Washington D.C. We saw actors portraying George and Martha Washington and others who played an important role in our nation's infancy.

After looking around a while, we ate lunch at a little place just outside of the colonial area. Then we went back to experience some more. At about 5 o'clock, we went to the Talley's hotel which was next to the visitor's center. There was a pizza place nearby and we ordered a couple of pizza's and had supper. We relaxed for a bit, but before long, it was time to go back into the colony and participate in what was called a tavern ghost walk. This was basically a night tour that took us to several buildings while being told ghost stories that were apparently true accounts that had happened to people throughout the years.  There was a storm off in the distance and we could see lightning. This helped create a spooky atmosphere that made it more fun. After the tour, it was about 10:00 and we were tired. We left the colony and headed back for the campground and hit the pillow with heavy heads.