YORKTOWN--JAMESTOWN!

Saturday, February 25 / Yorktown—Jamestown!

Today was definitely cooler (50F) and we had to wear jeans, regular shoes, sweater, and jacket. We finished shopping in all of the stores in the Premium Outlet Mall J and met the salesman at Colonial Heritage by Lennar Homes for a look at the clubhouses and swimming pools as well as some home sites.  In reality the cost is more than we are willing to pay, but the homes are beautiful and very well constructed. We will look everything over again when we return home and see where we are in terms of moving to warmer climes. The brand new, furnished home in Zephyr Hills, Florida was more in our price range, but we just aren’t ready yet. Personally, I like what we are doing now—45 days away from home and our family is plenty for me.

Tim drove along the Colonial Parkway, a scenic 23-mile roadway that links communities of the colonial era, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. This area is part of the National Park Service’s Colonial National Historic Park. We love this drive---along the York River, the James River, other waterways, ponds, wetlands, the Jamestowne Settlement (a re-creation of the first English settlement in the New World in 1607), the Yorktown Victory Center (the British defeat at Yorktown effectively ended the Revolutionary War), Civil War sites, shorebirds. Quiet unmarred vistas make this one of our very favorite roads.  We were amazed at the Riverwalk in Yorktown—apparently Hurricane Isabel greatly affected the area in 2003 and a decision was made to rebuild and improve the area. We will return!!! After this leisurely drive we headed to Pierce’s Pitt Bar-B-Que. This little restaurant this amazing. (http://www.pierces.com/) Tim had the Combo:  pulled BBQ chicken, pulled pork BBQ covered with Pierce's Original Bar-B-Que Sauce, a side of ribs, French fries, coleslaw and hushpuppies. I had a half rack of pork ribs “marinated and slow-cooked in Pierce's Original Honey Bar-B-Que Sauce.”

I am so glad that we were able to have a mini-vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg with our family two years ago---we took them to Pierce’s, Capt. George’s, and Colonial Williamsburg as well as the wonderful swim park, GWL.  Now when we come here we will always remember that vacation. And speaking of family, we will see them soon!!! We are leaving Williamsburg early tomorrow and will arrive in Erie by late afternoon. We have a wonderful getaway, but it’s time to go home!