Day Two: Mid Atlantic Trip 2004

Jamestown, Virginia: We hit the road early in the morning enroute to Williamsburg, Virginia. We hit the road early as we had a five hour drive in front of us. Along the way, we crossed through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel. The twenty three mile structure features two tunnels that connects the eastern shore of Virginia with the mainland.

Once we arrived in Williamsburg, we headed over to Busch Gardens Williamsburg. However we did not remain there long, actually never making it past the front gates. The number of people and large lines already at the gates combined with the unorganization of the staff sent us back to our truck looking for a new plan. We are season ticket holders for Busch Gardens Tampa and receive discounted admission to the other parks, however while trying to get our discounted passes, we were sent from line to line then to guest services and back into line several times without even getting tickets.

So we left the park and headed to the hotel to check in our belongings. We booked a room at the Holiday Inn Historic Williamsburg. While it wasn’t the best hotel in the neighborhood, it was a place to rest for the evening.

After dropping off our things at the hotel, we hit the road for nearby Jamestown. We took a tour of the Jamestown Settlement, a recreation of pioneer settlement of Jamestown. You begin the tour with a walk-though of the Indian camps and finish with a tour of an English encampment.

After we concluded the tour, we drove around the scenic highways along the Colonial Williamsburg Parkway enroute back to the hotel. Once back at the hotel, we took a break and enjoyed the pool before heading back out for the evening.

After dinner we went to play miniature golf at Pirates Cove. The course with a pirates theme was pretty challenging. We played a round of golf before returning to the hotel for the night.

For more photos from day two, visit my Jamestown Settlement photo gallery.

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