March 25, AM. Three things will happen for us today. First a stop at the Williamsburg Wal Mart for groceries. Then a short drive to visit Jamestown settlement. Then on to Cheriton crossing the 21 mile Chesapeake Tunnel & Bridge.
Arriving at the newly opened (2007) Jamestown Visitor Center & Museum we were able to spent 2 hours here. You can easily take a lot more time. Good RV Parking. A modest fee. You are guided to view the orientation film that is well done. The Settlement is divided into four parts: The Museum (two floors), Powhatan Indian Village, the Port and the fort.
England formed a company called the Virginia Company that was expected to make money from the resources on newly acquired land in America. Company later went broke.
A visit to the Powhatan Indian Village. They were friendly to the settlers arriving in 1607. If it weren't for the Indians the first settlers would have all starved (many did).
Their huts were covered with grass made reed mats that were waterproof. Quite cozy inside with animals furs & fire pit. A daughter of the Chief, "Pocahontas" later married a settler & moved to England to promote the Virgina Co. She died a couple of years later in England.





Three sailing ships are moored at the port. All replicas of the originals. They carried a total of 144 settlors plus crew. It also took the same amount of time...144 days from England to Jamestown on the mouth of the James River. This one is the, "Susan Constant" which actually sailed in the 400 year Celebration.
Later came the construction of the fort. More settlors arrived. Thus the village inside the fort grew. They formed their own representative legislative goverment and church.
The buildings were constructed from timber harvested. To my surprized they were plastered from some sort of clay mixed plaster.



Until next time wish you were here. Moving into a rain period. GPS goes haywire in Norfolk. Crossing the Chesapeak & Cheriton Roger & Pat