<---Back Next--->
"Back East" Trip - May 19 to June 8, 2022
Williamsburg
Rehoboth Beach
Ocean City New Jersey
We left San Diego from the recently renovated and updated Terminal 2
It now actually looks like a real airport! Something got done in San Diego! Amazing!
Here we are with brother Bob and his daughter Lisy with son-in-law Tom in the living room of Bob's Dogwood Drive abode
Chicken Marsalla! We had to think of something to wash down with some fine white wines.
And how about a side salad?
I guess we were actually drinking red wines.
Awww...
The obligatory stroll through the HA (Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg, for the uninitiated)
The Governor's Palace
Same HA, different day
This is probably my thousandth photo of these three structures.
The Capital
Mossy-roofed house
The Palace again.
The Wythe House.
Video: Giant Tree in the HA
Tome, Bob, Lorri, and Lisy
And me
Saturday night dinner on the barby
And some of it on the stove top
The steaks are nearly done
Orfila wines! All the way the sunny vineyards of San Diego County!
Self-portrait at Williamsburg Alewerks, Sunday afternoon.
We were surprised to see a fife and drum corps putting on a show at the Alewerks, not dressed in their traditional Colonial garb, but impressive nonetheless.
Video: Drummers at Alewerks Turn your sound up!
A bit south of the Burg, toward Jamestown, there is a series of scenic and well-maintained trails.
Following Powhatan Creek, there are quite a few boardwalks or bridges like this one that cross the creek and adjacent wetlands.
Video: Powhatan Creek Trail
Lorri says "hi"!
Alas, we saw not one Prothonotary Warbler except this one.
Neither did we see any slippery, wet bicyclists.
We did, however, see a doe, a deer, a young deer, this deer
The Church on the Main is mainly not there anymore, just some of the foundation.
Next excursion: Yorktown
The bridge to Gloucester Point, Tidemill, Achilles, and other famous locals.
Lafayette was here in 1781 and 1824. The poor guy...he only got to visit Yorktown twice!
The beach. You can see the evidence of the falling tide. The must be why they call this area "Tidewater Virginia"
These stairs lead up to the town proper
At the top of the steps this cute little back yard overlooks the York River
Thursday Happy Hour!
Our favorite local restaurant
We got there a little early and had to wait outside
We always sit at the bar
And I always order soft shell crab. This one was excellent - big, succulent and crabby
The Farmers Market
Every Saturday morning part of the HA becomes an outlet for various local produce, meat, and other goodies
The view down DOG (Duke of Gloucester) Street
View in the opposite direction toward Merchant Square
The College of William and Mary Crim Dell Pond - a great spot right in the middle of the campus.
The Williamsburg Winery
Here we are at the "Pavilion" where one can order glasses, bottles, or tastings, and enjoy the vineyard views
Video: 360 degree view from the Pavilion
Vineyard view
Bassett Trace Nature Trail
This mile-and-a-half trail starts just south of the HA and winds through the woods, ending up at the club house for the "Green Course"
A pond along the trail
A bridge over a pond along the trail
Lorri on the trail
Part of the Green Course, I think. Maybe it's the Gold Course, IDK.
Like everywhere it seems, distilleries are appearing out of nowhere.
Actually, this one appeared out of an old motel just north of town
The pot still
The product
It was a very nice facility and the whiskey was good but over-priced
The Copper Fox? I guess.
We had a great time with brother Bob, but it was time to head north!
(Lorri was in this photo too, but she made me edit her out! You can still see her left ear and some hair.)
<---Back Next--->