The weekend after we got home Rob had a conference at a fancy resort in Williamsburg, so all went down. While Rob was at the confernce the kids swam in the giant awesome pool. That is until about 50, 50+ women invaded for some water fitness class. The kids laughed pretty hard even though the fun was cut short. Those water aerobic classes are pretty hilarious. So we checked out of the hotel and hit the outlets and Target for a little back to school shopping. Afterwards we picked up Rob and headed to the Yorktown Victory Center, which was kind of cool, but I wish we would have gone to the real Yorktown battlefield. Anyway, we had fun, got rained out and headed to the delicious Saigon Pearl restaurant. After we went to check into our hotel, and sadly I had made the mistake of booking it for the following Saturday night. Yikes. So we headed home. Clara was kind enough to say, "It's okay, Mom, that you ruined our family vacation."
The mighty James River:
Sooooooo, the following Saturday morning we got up early and drove back down and headed to Virginia beach. Anyone from here can attest that Virginia has TERRIBLE traffic. A three hour drive ended up taking about four and a half hours. Grrrr. Anyway, we got to the beach, where half the population of the East Coast were also paying a visit (gotta love East Coast beaches). Oh well. The kids had a blast. They boogie boarded jumped waves got covered in sand and had a great time. Then, just as some rain clouds burst on us we packed up and headed to Williamsburg, where we had the hotel room. The next day we went to historic Williamsburg. It was great fun because we participated in a program called RevQuest, where we were spies trying to figure out which historical figure was going to be assasinated, where, and how. There were clues, codes, and fellow spies hidden around Williamsburg and it was a lot of fun. We got gold coins as our "major reward." And that was our 2 weekend family vacation!
The prentice shop where we met with an agent to find out our mission:
Clara the straggler:
Waiting for the tour of the house of burgesses:
The maze at the governor's palace:
Cracking the final code:
Our major reward:












5 comments:
Well, that is an novel way to have a vacation. As always, you seem to be having a great time.
D.
That hotel pool is incredible. I want to go to there.
Sorry about the traffic. Darn East Coasters. But the beach looks great. I know it isn't home, but, at this point, I'll take a beach where I can get it.
And Williamsburg looks fantastic. I need to go again before my pass expires.
Sounds super fun, aside from the two-phase aspect and the traffic.
Wow. That program at Williamsburg looks so fun! Do you know how long it runs?
Williamsburg is wonderful. If you haven't seen him, you need to catch the Patrick Henry presentation.
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