Crew Member DTLB Comes for a Visit

Lolligag crew member DTLB has the patience of Job as she made plans for her long overdue and much deserved vacation aboard the Lolligag. It was everyone’s original intention and hope that she would be joining us in the Bahamas during the early winter months of 2008. However, a severed finger by this Deck Monkey in January 2008 changed the plans of everyone involved. So we reviewed her work schedule and the places that she has previously visited and the logical conclusion was that she join us to see and visit Williamsburg and the historical sites therein.

Captain Mark and I picked her up from the Richmond airport and we all began four days full of laughter, sightseeing, wonderful shopping (purchasing), eatery exploration, all the while ending our days with good wine and more laughter.



Since none of us had visited the historic Village of Williamsburg, this seemed the perfect place to start our tourist activities. WOW, is the best description of Williamsburg. Yes we knew that it was a city of restored historical building and that people wore, ate and used implements of the early 1700’s but still we were thrilled and impressed by the authenticity and attention to detail that we found in every aspect of Williamsburg.



I think what shocked us the most was the fact that people actually live in the homes within the Village. I guess I thought it was just a re-created village museum but that is hardly the case. Everything that is created, made or used in Williamsburg is done exactly as it would have been done in colonial times.











The town of Yorktown is located directly across the York River from our marina so we ventured to the town for some serious shopping and lunch dinning. Then it was on to the Yorktown Battlefield for a historical tour which surprised us all by being so informative and interesting. We all commented that we wished our US history classes in high school would have been this much fun!

Unfortunately, a small craft advisory was in effect for our area so we were not able to take Linda for a boat ride. However, she was able to see a warship that was docked in the York River not too far from our marina.

We even drove to downtown Washington, DC for dinner before our visit time expired. We are most fortunate to have our friends (crew members) join us along our journey. Sharing the Lolligag’s adventures is one of the most special aspects of being able to make a trip like this and we are very glad that DTLB made the long awaited and special effort to visit us.