Final boarding

Final boarding call for Southwest flight 1740 to Orlando. Almost home.

Yorktown Victory Center

At Yorktown, the location of the final major battle of the Revolutionary War, where Cornwallis surrenders to Washington, we saw how members of the Continental Army lived and how midling (middle class) farmers lived. Now we are heading back to Norfolk airport.

Shirley Plantation

Established in 1615, having been owned by the same family for 11 generations and being a working farm all that time, Shirley Plantation is the oldest family owned business in America. The children are learning more games that were played during colonial times: close the box (a number game), crazy rights (a card game), jack straws (pick up sticks) and tanagrams (which was imported from China).

First

Today we were first down for breakfast, first to load our luggage and first on the bus. Maybe everyone is just a little anxious to get home. Remember pickup is 5:20pm. We are also prepared for rain. With any luck the brunt of the storms will pass while we are on the bus. 

Snack time

After a tough day of walking all over Williamsburg the boys earned a relatively early night with hot chocolate and popcorn.

Ghost stories

Several homes in Williamsburg have been reported to be haunted. Some of the stories are quite startling. Staying close together at night makes us feel safe.

Fall colors

Our group poses for a picture under a maple tree with vibrant colors in front of the post office, before doing some shopping. Dinner is after that and I think we've worked up a pretty good appetite.