Off to Virginia for the Capitol Chapter Rally. Bruce had a little bit of a rough start in the driveway, but he will power through.
We got to the Williamsburg KOA and got set up.
Thinking all was ready for our weekend, we discovered the truck wasn't ready. After a jumpstart, we went off to the AAA garage and purchased a new battery. Now we are ready for the weekend.
Friday, May 17, 2019
The rally officially starts tonight so we had today to explore. We started out with a morning hike to the Tomb of an Unknown Patriot Soldier who fell during the American Revolution at the Battle of Green Spring. This hike started out behind an elementary school and continued down a very pleasant wooded trail.
Along the way, we came across a bird watcher on this bridge. He was so enthusiastic and was very eager to talk about his passion. He was watching a family of owls.
We hiked along the Powhatan Creek Trail to the site of the Tomb. As well as the site of the Tomb it was also the site of the Church on the Main and Mainland Farm. Near here was the Battle of Green Spring on July 6, 1781.
During the afternoon we went to the Silver Hand Meadery. This was quite an interesting experience. We decided to do both the honey tasting as well as a mead tasting. I am not, or at least I wasn't a big fan of honey, but by the time we finished with this tasting I am now a honey lover. We purchased several kinds of honey and a couple bottles of mead.
That evening we got together with the other rally members and met our host and hostess, Ken and Jackie Koch.
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| Ken and Jackie |
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Today we all went to the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. We toured the inside of the museum and even took in a few short lectures. Then on to the outside where we visited a colonial encampment. We talked with "doctors" and "cooks" and saw what life was like in a camp during the Revolutionary War.
The highlight of the day was the firing of the cannon. I got to be a Molly Pitcher. This was a heroine of the Revolutionary War. A nickname for a woman said to have carried water to American soldiers and then stepping up to take over her husband's position after he was unable to fight. My position was to clean the cannon with the sponge to remove all sparks, filth, and dirt. Once the powder and shot were added I then rammed the cannon. We then took a position with our backs to the carriage of the cannon. This served several purposes. First, we were behind the blast so it was a safe position and then we provided a spot to reset the position of the cannon so that the next shot could be fine-tuned Ken, our camp host played the role of Captain. We had a really good time going through the motions of firing this cannon. Of course, the soldiers did a real firing after our demonstration.
After our time at the museum was over we all met at a local restaurant, Riverwalk, where we had an excellent dinner.
Sunday, May 19, 2019
After meeting for a nice breakfast we had to say goodbye to our new friends. Hoping to attend another Capitol Chapter rally soon.
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