Lois in Williamsburg

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Tom and Lois in Williamsburg

Lois in Williamsburg -- Day 1

September 21, 1994. To the left as we head north to Williamsburg is the Dismal Swamp, and off to the right the ground is covered with morningglories. It is a lovely day and we are both feeling happy and inspired after our visit with Bill and Mary Crutchfield in Elizabeth City. When we get to Williamsburg we take the bus over to the reconstructed town, tour the governor's palace and the Wythe house, and then go on down Duke of Gloucester street and into various little stores. Get some large rolls at the bakery and a quarter pound of double- gloucester cheese at an apothecary shop and sit in front of one of the taverns to eat our makeshift lunch.

Lois and I eating our rolls and cheese.

Lois picnicking in front of one of the taverns on Duke of Gloucester street.

After we've eaten we go on down the street to another apothecary shop, a silversmith, the gaol, and into the old statehouse in time for a guided tour. When we get out of the statehouse we go into a linen shop and then into Tarpley's, where we look over threecornered hats and mobcaps and buy some soap to bring home as gifts.

Lois trying on a mobcap in Tarpley's.

Tom trying on a tricorn in Tarpley's.

At five-thirty the fife-and-drum corps marches from the palace green down Duke of Gloucester street to the old statehouse. It is young teenagers in seventeenth-century costume, their faces seeming as untutored and earnest and naive as those of farmboys of 300 years ago.

Lois waiting for the fife-and-drum corps to start fifing and drumming.

Tom leading the fife-and-drum corps down the Duke of Gloucester street.

Lois taking photos so she will remember this moment forever.

Lois puts her camera down and just watches the parade. It's been a long day.

Now what should we do? Get something to eat? Think we should stay around another day?

After the parade we go back up the street towards the College of William and Mary, looking vaguely for a place to eat, but everything seems prohibitively expensive. We take a twentysix-dollar room at the Bassett motel on route 60 and eat at a nearby Wendy's.

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