Colonial Williamsburg

We went for a power walk around the park this morning and who do we run in to? Ty Fallone, who we had met at Orlando playing pickleball this past winter. He and his wife are on their way back to Connecticut. Ty joined Chris and I on the pickleball court at 9 am where we played round robin for a couple of hours. Basically 2 on 1, where the single player serves against the other 2. Only the single player can score. Each player keeps track of their score and when you lose your serve you rotate to the side with two players. Pretty neat way to play if you are a player short. No other pickleball players at the park unfortunately.

This afternoon we headed over to Colonial Williamsburg to do a little sightseeing. The old town is laid out very well and it was great to walk around seeing the actors dressed in period costumes while getting a very good idea of how things looked back in 1700. We only had a few hours to look around so we opted to do a tour without actually buying a ticket. Colonial Williamsburg is open to the public without admission except for buildings coded in red which require a ticket to get in.

The sheep shearing was interesting to see. The guy was using manual shears, nothing electric about them. The sheep just laid there, sitting on its haunches enjoying the haircut. It was 85F this afternoon, so I am sure the sheep must have been cooler without all that wool. Other pictures are of buildings we saw, including the Governor's Mansion. You can also see one of Chris in the post office buying stamps so she can mail her Mother's Day card. Unfortunately, we had left the card in the car. The post office apparently gets lots of requests from collectors to stamp envelopes with the Colonial Williamsburg post mark.