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August 12, 2008

Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and Yorktown

Wow -- we've done a LOT since the last post -- we've been busy having fun, learning things, traveling less ... now THIS is a trip across America :)

Before we move on...
Here's a few pictures of what we did before we got to Williamsburg.

The best part was getting to the beach!!!! Angie and Nate played in the sand and swam a lot, which was awesome -- I swam with them in the ocean, but you're not gonna get to see that, it's ugly.

We all had an amazing time!!!

Williamsburg (cont'd)

We entered the city by foot in the morning, because the buses took somewhere between a million years and forever. But before we headed out, we rented Nate a most excellent costume:

...and we entered Williamsburg in time for Gen. George Washington's address to the people about the war (we were embroiled in the Revolutionary War that first day, accursed Brits seeking to destroy our freedom!)

We took a moment to visit the working Episcopal Church (home to Washington, Jefferson, and all the Burgesses of the era (w00t for my denomination))...

...and then we had lunch or something.

Now, one of the benefits of renting the costume for Nate is that he got specialized military training!

So, at 2pm on the dot (and in the heat), we headed for the Guard House right next to the Battery in town -- and Nate received his specialized Militia Training with all the other young soldiers who had signed up for a rented costume:

Young Man Awaiting His Military Duty

Here's the Motley Crew that joined up that day

Now tell me -- which of these kids is standing at attention?

You bring it, King George, we're ready

Yorktown Battlefield
On the way out of Williamsburg, we headed to Yorktown. For those of you without a history bone in your brain, Yorktown is where we effectively won the war and gained our functional Independence. Washington lead the allied troops (America and France) against Gen. Cornwallis (aka Darth Vader to the kids and me), trapped him in Yorktown and extracted surrender, thus breaking the back of the British Army occupation and gaining us our Liberty (huzzah!)

Here are Nate and Angie staring over a bunker at the battlefield:

Nate then marched the battlement for good measure and we were done:

Posted by CPUnk at August 12, 2008 5:07 PM

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