June 5-6, Yorktown, VA

Another "Tall Ship" in Yorktown

And another "Tall Ship" arrives in Yorktown later in the day

Owen and Kenny Horner are getting serious about crabbing but find the water in Yorktown under the boat at the dock is 45 feet deep and the tide is running 3-4 knots. We decide to try the crab trap another place.

Sculpture of two early American gentlemen in the Yorktown Village, with some modern day tourists: Linda, Molly and Kenny

Jamestown: statue of John Smith, with old church remains in background and recreated fort with wooden stockade walls. This is the 400th year celebration of the founding of Jamestown in 1607

Williamsburg, VA, some early residents.

Williamsburg Inn; one of the centerpieces of Williamsburg

Yorktown is a few miles up the York River and the site of one of the final battles of the Revolutionary War where the American and French armies, along with the French Fleet, caused the surrender of the 8000 man British Army. On June 5th we visit the battlefield, now a National Park, and see the trenches and cannon and old brick houses where the early settlers lived. The town is a real residential town and reminds us a little of Williamsburg. Not as extensive, but very nice.
We visited Jamestown and watched some excavations of the early settlement underway by archeology students. Not much here now but lots of history. We moved on to Williamsburg where a costumed company of actors read the new Declaration of independence from the balcony of the House of Burgesses to the crowd, followed by a protest parade down the main street (protesting the King of England) and ending in the pub for a little refreshment to ward off the cold. Some things never change.