Tuesday, October 6

What a perfect ending for a day. Tonight we are in Virginia Beach and just finished walking blocks along the beach promenade. We have spent entirely too much time in the car this trip, so it was so refreshing to walk and listen to the waves. And the helicopters and jets from the adjacent naval air force base. It seems those planes are in constant motion.

Our day started in Charlottesville, VA. We left a Super 8 manned by the world's grumpiest staff, and headed out on I-64. We thought we were going to Monticello. Unfortunately it was in the opposite direction. So we forgot that plan, and kept going to Williamsburg. Williamsburg's historic district must be quite a money-maker. If we had wanted to enter the homes and 17th century businesses, it would have cost it us $30 a piece. For free we walked up and down the Duke of Glouchester street. Proprietors were on hand to welcome tourists and gawkers like us. I discovered the Historic Society buys their costumes. Each worker reports for a fitting and receives an authentic costume and a list detailing the cost—in case it is lost or stolen.

Williamsburg was a great walk, but eventually we left in search of good food. We found some great Asian food @ $6 a plate. Then it was on to Virginia Beach.