Today is our last big outing before we have to head home so we headed out to Jamestown Colony. It seemed to be pretty anti-climatic for Weston after his big day at Monticello and Appomattox yesterday. We first went to a museum/learning center/hands-on experience/replica of the colony. It was very nice, but about 10 bus loads of elementary aged children made it less than it could have been. We spent a lot of time dodging them. After leaving the museum, we drove over the the National Park where the actual location of Jamestown Colony is located on the James River, and watched some archeologists doing some excavations and looked at other partial and rebuilt structures there. Our last visit in Jamestown was Weston's favorite--the glassblower. I have to admit, it is my favorite as well!
Lots of photos on Google+ but here are some highlights.
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| Below decks |
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| Cannon aimed and ready |
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| Reporting for duty |
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| Archeologists working at a dig in the old remains of the church built in Jamestown Colony |
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| Replica frame of the long house at Jamestown Colony |
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| Part of the wall of the fortifications at Jamestown |
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| Learning the art of rope-making, Indian style |
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| Checking out a dugout canoe |
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| Replica of one of the 3 ships used by the John Smith expedition |
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