Williamsburg VA

Where has my time gone? It's been almost a month since I said hello. We spent about a week in DC at Cherry Hill Park (actually in Maryland). We did a couple tours and did a little shopping. It wasn't our first visit to the Capitol but was the first summer visit. We had heard about Cherry Hill and were a little disappointed. Our space small for the motor home and wasn't better than most of our Thousand Trails parks. Their big advantage is location, location, location, as they say. I must say, though, that service was great and they handle a lot of people.

A bus stop is in the park, and the Gray Line Tours have courtesy pick ups at the park. A Metro station is very close.

Next stop: Chesapeake Bay Thousand Trails Preserve in Gloucester, VA. First time in the area and it's almost overwhelming. Of course the #1 attraction is Colonial Williamsburg. The US Park Service operates 3 sites along the Colonial Parkway: Historic Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg, and Historic Jamestown. A free bus runs the course of the Parkway so you can park once. We haven't actually made it into Colonial Williamsburg, but did checkout Jamestown and Yorktown.

Located in Colonial Williamsburg is the Kimball Theater. Dean Shostak performs his crystal concert there several times during the week. He is one of the very few people in the world to play Benjamin Franklin's Glass Armonica, the Japanese Glass Violin, the Crystal English Handbells, the French Cristal Baschet and the 1823 American Grand Harmonicon. We are going to see it on Monday. You can get more info at the Colonial Williamsburg and/or Crystal Conserts web pages.

So far, I've discovered a new favorite food. Rita's Ices is fantastic! They serve soft serve ice cream, but the big call for me is the Ice. It's a smooth slurry of fruit and other stuff. Think ICEE with real fruit. The mango is unbelievable. What a treat on a hot day (and they're all hot around here in summer).

We still have about a week here. The heat and humidity is taking a toll on us so we are taking it slow and easy.

We are headed to Forest Lake, NC Thousand Trails. If you know of any "must sees" around Winston Salem NC, be sure to email me (bjn@escapees.com).


Back soon(er) next time!