Destination Yorktown!!

Summer Wind gets front row seats to wedding

October 22nd/23rd - Many of you may remember we tried to visit Colonial Williamsburg last year. We had travelled all the way up the St. James River to the Chicahominy River to an isolated marina, no where near Williamsburg and we were told no walking around because it was grey powder season.Well this year we did a little better with our research and planning. The captain had called the Yorktown marina to confirm that yes indeed the free shuttles were running and their slip fees were $1.75/ft/day! Fantastic! So, early in the morning we said our goodbyes to Bob and Laura and ventured out into the Chesapeake Bay heading for Yorktown!
The day was absolutely gorgeous,  the sun was shining and the temperatures warmed up to almost 80 degrees. We spotted dolphins and pelicans and just enjoyed cruising out on the bay. Our trip was a little over 30 miles and early in the afternoon we were tied up at the docks. The dockhand greeted us warmly and gave us schedules to the triangle Jamestown/Yorktown/Williamsburg. We had a lot of planning to do for 2 nights.
That afternoon we walked all around Yorktown. We checked out the little shops on the Riverwalk Landing and then went to see the Waterman's museum. Unfortunately there was a private wedding that took over the whole place. We discovered that many locals use the waterfront as the setting for their wedding, the captain, I and many locals 'discreetly observed' a few wedding ceremonies taking place. The riverwalk was also the perfect place for Sam and Barbara Shakespeare to stop in for a quick hello on their way to their boat. It's always fantastic getting together with the both of them, thanks Sam and Barb!

Sam and Barb drop in for a visit

Sunday morning we rose at the crack of dawn (7:00am tee hee) to discover a cruise ship the American Spirit sharing our dock. Can you imagine that, we didn't even hear them through the night. We caught the first free Yorktown trolley which took us to the Yorktown Victory Center to catch the free shuttle to Colonial Williamsburg. At the visitor center we purchased our all day pass to Colonial Williamsburg and grabbed that free shuttle which took us near the Governor's Palace where our historic tour began. Throughout the village all the historians were dressed in 18th century period costume and painted a scenario as to what was going on at that historical and monumental time, making history exciting and interesting. Our day was filled with stopping at various places such as the Goldsmith, Wyeth House and the Capitol just to name a few.
In order to tour the Yorktown Battlefield we needed to catch the 3pm shuttle back and this was something we really didn't want to miss. The park ranger gave the tour of the battlefield, and his presentation was excellent. He explained why the British General Lord Cornwallis didn't stand a chance winning this monumental battle against General George Washington and the french commander.

Summer Wind's beachfront dock

Colonial Williamsburg

Yorktown Battlefield

Rotisierre above the Fireplace

At the end of the day, we were exhausted and thoroughly happy that we finally visited Yorktown and Colonial Williamsburg. If anyone asks us,, was it worth it? Absolutely!!! Our recommendation would be to stay a 3rd day to visit Jamestown.