4/20-5/1- Chesapeake Bay Resort, Gloucester, VA

This is a nice Thousand Trails campground with a large lake, and right on the Piankatank River.  We met Sandy and Tony, some nice folks who live around here and just moved to an annual site with their 5 dogs.

Visitor Center

We took a tour into Gloucester Visitor Center and talked to a very nice lady that gave us a lot of info.  She also talked Steve into watching the Civil War movies they had there, so we stayed awhile!

Walter Reed's home

We spend Earth Day driving around the area and we saw Walter Reed's birthplace, Rosewell Plantation, Abingdon Church and Wade Church.

Rosewell in its heyday

Rosewell now

Abingdon Church

Ware Church

much before Plymouth Rock!

part of the original fort wall

We visited the Jamestown Museum and the National Historic Park.

captain smith

church

an interpreter giving a talk

one of the original homes

We also visited the Yorktown Victory Center, National Historic Park and took the battlefield tour.

Cathy gives George advice

Victory memorial

You can still see the embankments

Steve's turn for advice

We also toured William and Mary College.

We took in the State Capitol in Richmond, Toured the confederate white house and Tredegar National Historic Park.

way up on the hill

George

beautiful building

The confederate White House