Jamestown

Today was a wrap up day here in the Colonial Triangle. Since the Government isn't working Yorktown was closed so we headed back to Williamsburg this morning to see a museum we didn't get to on Monday then off to Jamestown for the afternoon.

The Jamestown settlement village consists of a Indian village, Fort James and a museum. We spent the afternoon walking the grounds and visiting the museum which included a  25 minute historical film. These are recreations of the Indian houses that would have been here in 1600.

Jamestown is the oldest settlement dating back to when three ships arrived here on April 14, 1607. There were 104 colonists that came ashore on that day and formed the Jamestown colony. These are replicas of the three ships that arrived that day.

I'm including this so you all will know that we are alive and well.

Below decks the area is small with no comforts of home. The Voyage lasted 144 days and had to be most unpleasant.









The Fort was a reconstruction of buildings that were there in 1607. The history here as with all of the East coast is just wonderful. We learned a lot today about this area, it's role in settling this country and it's role in the revolutionary war.
Tomorrow it's off to Virginia Beach. More from there.