As we began heading west...
26 April - Williamsburg-Chester VA: cloudy, around 60; 8:30-7:10, 74.5 miles
'Twas a fine day, sampling Virginia friendliness. Every time we stopped, people asked about our trip, wishing us a safe journey. They cheerfully gave us directions, at one point cluing us into a shortcut along a quiet country backroad to approach Petersburg. (That worked far better than our route out of town, six miles of sprawl along US1.)
Today we again dipped into history. For our first stop, we visited the site of the Jamestown settlement, England's first permanent settlement in North America. We followed that with an afternoon visit to Petersburg National Battlefield, the site of Robert E. Lee's last-ditch attempt to save the Confederacy.
INTERESTING SIGN: in the battlefield park, signs stated "Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited" and "Vehicle Maintenance Prohibited". The first sign I understand. But did they have problems with people driving to the battlefield to change their oil or something?
'Twas a fine day, sampling Virginia friendliness. Every time we stopped, people asked about our trip, wishing us a safe journey. They cheerfully gave us directions, at one point cluing us into a shortcut along a quiet country backroad to approach Petersburg. (That worked far better than our route out of town, six miles of sprawl along US1.)
Today we again dipped into history. For our first stop, we visited the site of the Jamestown settlement, England's first permanent settlement in North America. We followed that with an afternoon visit to Petersburg National Battlefield, the site of Robert E. Lee's last-ditch attempt to save the Confederacy.
INTERESTING SIGN: in the battlefield park, signs stated "Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited" and "Vehicle Maintenance Prohibited". The first sign I understand. But did they have problems with people driving to the battlefield to change their oil or something?
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