Odds 'n Ends

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Rain started last night, as promised, and continued all day today. We got the rig mostly ready to go yesterday before the rain started, so it was an easy out this morning, just unhook the electric, hook up the car and go.

It was an uneventful trip up to Washington, except for questions about whether the Brake Buddy was really working (it wasn't - it needed fine tuning), listening to Ms. GPS recalculate endlessly as she tried to route us through downtown D.C. and me trying to run cars off the road on  lane changes. I-95 up through D.C. must be one of the worst in the country, congestion, construction and pot holes everywhere. The park we're in for the next 2 weeks is really huge, around 400 spaces. It is well maintained and has a great reputation. They really cater to the D.C. tourist with plenty of info on available tours and how to use the metro. There is a bus stop right in the park, takes you directly to the train for Union Station. So, now that we're in D.C. what's our first stop tomorrow?  Smithsonian? White House? National Gallery? Lincoln Memorial?

No. Ikea. Gotta get them Swedish Meatballs.

Here are some odds and ends, pictures from Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestowne.

Making beer, Colonial style

She has a British accent. She lectures us on the evils of cold beer

Docent talks about the hard voyage from England to Jamestowne

From England to Jamestowne, following the Jet Stream

Governor's Mansion, Colonial Williamsburg

The wig room , Governor's Mansion

Parlor, Governor's Mansion

Jamestowne, they cure their own meat here

Docent describes Powhatan life

Powhatan dwelling

Sheep enjoy a sunny day in Colonial Williamsburg

"Tin Man" describes the way tin was made and used.

Storage buildings, Colonial Williamsburg