Vacation to Virginia: Day 4.2-Yorktown Victory Center

After lunch we walked to the Yorktown Victory Center. The walk was scenic but much hotter and longer than we had expected. Fortunately, San Antonio has "trained" us for the heat and humidity.

View of the York river on our walk to the Victory Center

We toured the museum and watched a historical video before we explored grounds of the Victory Center. The first site we visited was the Continental Army Encampment.

View of the General's tent from within the encampment

Jacob standing next to the General's desk

Desk in the Officer's quarters

We don't think the small latern provides the same lighting as the chandelier in the General's tent.

Bedding inside an Officer's tent

Bedding inside a soldier's tent...not quite as "comfortable" as the Officer's bed.

Soldiers' tents

Basic tent for wives and children

More spacious tent for wives and children

The cook in the kitchen. The barrel of white stuff is full of salt and meats.

The surgeon, his tools, and his medicines.

Soldier on guard duty.

Soldier firing musket.

After exploring the encampment, we moved on to the 1780s farm.

Garden on the farm

Jen looking through a window of a farm house

Jacob enjoying dinner in a farm house

Dried foods in the drying house

Colonist inside the drying house

Colonist in farm workshop

Jen doing her favorite colonial activity...grinding corn.

Jacob carrying buckets of water.

Thanksgiving dinner

After touring the farm, we left the Victory Center and headed back to our car.

A redoubt we saw on our walk back

View of the York River on our walk back