Day 252 - The Tribe — Captain Father John

Miles cruised 0, fuel purchased $0, slip fee $24, daily high temperature 75°f

The rain held off until after 5:00 pm so we had a full day touring Colonial Williamsburg.

Williamsburg was founded in 1632 as Middle Plantation as a fortified settlement on high ground between the James and York rivers. The city served as the capital of the Colony of Virginia from 1699 to 1780 and was the center of political events in Virginia leading to the American Revolution. The College of William & Mary, established in 1693, is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

Colonial Williamsburg is privately owned. It is not a state or national park. Many of the staff we met have worked there for 25 – 30 years. Our stage coach driver Dan started his career cleaning horse stalls for two years and was promoted to stage coach driver 26 years ago.

This is Dan’s stage coach. “The bigger the diameter of the wheels the smoother the ride.” – Dan

It takes the cobbler a full day to make a pair of shoes. The shoes are not sold to the public because the Colonial Williamsbug staff buy all the shoes the cobblers can make.

The team name for the college of William and Mary.

The governor’s palace was the most opulent in the thirteen colonies.

Bonus photo

Although sometimes stuff such as a big boat can make it easier to have stories to tell.

.Carl (Chef) Wooden – quote of the day.

“Sleep after toil, port after stormy seas, ease after war, death after life does greatly please.” – Edmund Spense

Edmund Spenser – 1552/1553 – 13 January 1599) was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, and is often considered one of the greatest poets in the English language.