Gloucester, VA.

On Monday, we hooked up the 5ver and headed on south. Our destination was the Chesapeake Bay RV Resort, a Thousand Trails campground, near Gloucester, VA. The park is near Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktown Battle site, and Jamestown Historic area. We only had 150 miles to drive to get there so it was a pretty easy drive for us. Very little traffic and good roads all the way.

Our home for a couple of weeks

Pickleball courts

Adult lounge

Fishing/boat pier

There are a lot of boats parked around here. This water heads out to the Chesapeake Bay and on out to the Atlantic. 

Now this is an ice cream cone

One of 2 ponds on the grounds

On Tuesday, we got up and played a few games of pickle ball. Louise did it again......she twisted her ankle and down she went ending her playing for the day. We had planned to head to Colonial Williamsburg later in the day. Louise said her ankle didn't bother her to much, so we got on the bike and away we went. By the time we left she was wishing we had stayed home.

Heading for the bridge to the main land. We are on a peninsula here.

We took the Colonial Parkway, a 45 mile per hour drive along the James River. It goes right to Williamsburg and is really nice drive.

Made it.

Williamsburg is not cheap. It cost us $42.00 a person, but the tickets are good till the end of December. I have wanted visit here for years and never took the time to go. I have finally made it. 

 Looking down Duke of Gloucester Street.

I bet no one can can figure out where we went first.... The blacksmith shop

I visited with the smith until Louise started to give me the eye.

You can see the town by buggy if you wish 

We stopped by the print shop and watched as the printer ink the type and print a flier for the park.

Louise said I should not have spent so much time at the blacksmiths so she put me here so she would know where I was the rest of the day.

We went to a recreation of a trial of a women accused of unlawful activity. She was trading with slaves.

The shoe maker

One of the gardens

The hospital for the insane. This place was built to house people that were considered insane. The treatment that they received in the 1700s was not humane at all.  

 Most were chained to walls or worse. Some were kept in straight jackets or strapped to a chair.

If they were real bad, they were put in this box. If they weren't nuts when they went in, they were after there stay here.

 

This building has a museum of the 18th century items in the basement. We spent about a hour looking at things there. By this time we were both tired and hungry. We caught the bus ride back to the visitors center and the bike. Louise's ankle was really hurting her and she was thinking maybe we should have put this off for a day or two.

I spent today carving a cane for Louise so she can get around better. We have a lot of places that we want see in this area and have extended a few more days here so we can have more time. Louise's ankle is feeling better. In the mean time, I have been playing pickle ball every morning. Yesterday I washed and waxed the bike. We hope that Louise will be ready to site see in the next few days.

Till next time

Duane and Louise