Colonial Williamsburg and North Carolina

We left Washington, D.C. and drove south to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. We arrived on a Sunday afternoon to some very pleasant warm weather. On Sunday night it poured and continued to do so most of the day on Monday. But, brave souls that we are we headed to Colonial Williamsburg and ducked in and out of buildings while trying to stay dry. We were so cold and wet by 3 in the afternoon, that we called it a day and headed home. Tuesday, the weather was much better. We toured through buildings that we had missed on Monday. They have done a miraculous job with restoring the town to look like it might have looked 250 years ago.

On Wednesday morning (the day before Thanksgiving) we headed south to a small town near Fayetteville, North Carolina. We parked in the driveway of Bob's grandson's home for 5 nights. We enjoyed visiting with Daniel and his wife, Tara. She cooked some AMAZING MEALS for us - Yummmy!!

We also, toured around Ft. Bragg where Daniel is in the 82nd Airborne Division......
...... "ALL the WAY"
PEOPLE HE WILL BE AN E 5 ---- BY 22 YEARS OF AGE ----------- AWESUME!!!! I AM SOOOOO PROUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We went to a couple of Airborne Division museums - one on base and one in Fayetteville. We're excited by the news that Daniel is being stationed in Washington state at Ft. Lewis starting in March. Tara is excited to see " out WEST" !!!! :)!

On Monday morning, we headed west towards Hendersonville, North Carolina where we spent the night. We then headed west to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee - a gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains. We took a hike today in the Smoky Mountains. Weather was crisp and clear - low 40's and very sunny. We're headed to Dollywood tomorrow.