The next morning we had pancakes and headed into Colonial Williamsburg. We started our tour by listening to George Washington explaining what our options are with the Revolution and why we should fight. It was very interesting listening to his speech and he then answered questions from the attendants. From there we headed to take a children’s tour. The kids really enjoyed this. The tour guide was great and centered everything towards the kids. He was very energetic and interactive. He taught the children to courtesy in the fashion of the day. He explained that if you were a farmer or a merchant you would want your daughter to marry into a higher class and into gentry class if possible. He explained that the way to do that was to make sure that she had the training to fit into the life. Also women would look for men with strong calfs as this meant that they spent time dancing and riding horses, therefore in the gentry class. He taught the children a rhythm dance that the slaves used to help them survive the many hours of hard labor.
From there we headed to get iced coffee and water as it was 99 degrees out. I couldn’t help but laugh at the number of people who stopped me to ask where I had gotten my Starbucks. We enjoyed our Starbucks as we rode around Colonial Williamsburg in our carriage. Ryleigh said that she loved it as she was a princess and should get a carriage. It was a great experience and we loved the horses. The poor things were so hot though and after our ride they only had one more ride before they were going to return to the stables to rest in the shade.
After riding around Williamsburg we walked around and went into several of the shops. We visited a wig makers shop, a silversmiths, a blacksmiths, and a baker. We also visited an apothecary shop and learned about the trade. I personally found this fascinating and had a lot of questions to ask. We found out that a male that could read Latin was able to become an apprentice and the apprenticeship was about seven years. We looked at casts and medicines. We learned that a family that could not afford to pay for a cast or a medicine could open a credit and pay over time. We also got to see a real skeleton as in it was real bones.
After we made it back to the visitor’s center I called to find out if our cruise on Assateague was still going to be happening since they were calling for thunderstorms. They said that they would so I drove the 3 hours and waited at the dock. The sky was looking ominous but no rain had fallen yet. However, the radar showed that the storm that was rolling in was thick and we would not be able to wait it out. Disappointed again I looked for a place to stay the night. I looked on my GPS and it was only 118 miles to Atlantic City so I thought that I would try and made a reservation at Trump Marina. The only catch was that it was a 118 miles as the crow flies and when the GPS showed the route it was 3 hours of driving. So I began to drive.
Halfway through I found out that the GPS route wanted me to take a ferry that closed at 6 pm. So I ended up driving another 2 1/2 hours to go around it. When I finally got into Atlantic City at 12:40 I was fried. I grumpily checked into the hotel and fell into my comfy bed. I did like the Trump Marina and the beds were great. Not to say this it wasn’t without its faults. But I am a sucker for a good bed and good pillows. I would like to stay again at the Trump Taj Mahal on the boardwalk.
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