Thursday was a very long day:
Woke up – 4:45 am PDT
Left for LAX – 6:30 am
Arrived LAX – 9:00 am
Flew to St. Louis, MO – 11:30 am
Arrived in St. Louis, MO – 5:00 pm CDT
Flight was moved back from 6:50 to 8:20 pm
During the layover, Samara ran through the airport continuously. I chased her.
Flew to Norfolk, VA – 8:20 pm
Arrived in Norfolk, VA – 11:15 pm EDT
Got our luggage, got our car, and drove for 1:15 to the Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, VA. We drove across (and a little bit under) the Chesapeake Bay to get there. It was very cool.
We got in our room and got everyone settled at around 2:00 am.
Friday:
This morning, we tried really hard to wake up at 8:30 am, but it didn’t go well.
We ended up waking up at 9:30, and stumbling downstairs to have a huge buffet breakfast at the hotel. After we stuffed ourselves, we headed to Colonial Williamsburg.
We spent a lot of the day there, walking (a TON) and checking out the different exhibits. There were some amazing buildings, and some of the 18th century craftsmen were very impressive. We saw a blacksmith, a textile maker, and a cabinet maker that all used traditional tools to perform their work. We also saw several other amazing exhibits. Here is what we did to keep the kids entertained while we were walking around:
We had a great time in Williamsburg. It was cool to walk the streets where the likes of Jefferson and Washington lived and worked. Amazing that the houses are preserved in the same spots where they were over 200 years ago.
After we had our fill in WIlliamsburg, we grabbed a quick dinner, and headed back to the Great Wolf for an afternoon / evening at the water park. They have a huge 3+ acre park inside the hotel.
We had a great time. The lodge is wonderful, and we are looking forward to a day at Jamestown tomorrow (with more water park fun afterwards).
I’ll upload more of today’s pictures to Flickr, and add a link when I can.
