Walking along the short of historic Yorktown, to catch our free shuttle bus to Williamsburg and Jamestown.
Ron in front of the corridor of flags - one each for all 50 states. This is in front of the museum at the Jamestown Settlement. (One heck of a nice museum - Ron and I enjoyed it very much.)
Inside a long house replica - at the re-created Indian village at the Jamestown Settlement. 
More long houses...
Outdoor cooking...
More HGTV interior shots...ooopps...I mean HGBTV (Home and Garden BEFORE TV)...notice the skunk skin...
Not quite like having a feather bed, or one that rocks you to sleep on the water.
Using oyster shells to 'carve and scrape' out the interior of the beginnings of a canoe.
The first of three ships - replicas of those that landed at Jamestown. These ships represent full-size re-creations of the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery. When you think about how many persons travelled on board; the conditions; and the length of time it took to travel from England...over four months...you can only be amazed. 
Sleeping quarters.
"Bunk beds" on board...
Ahoy, Captain!
Looking up...
"portable cannons"
Not quite like our storage units...
Cannon wagon...
Every living creature is hot and humid today...this chicken takes a drink of water; at the re-creation of the Jamestown Settlement's 'village'.
Inside a home...
Ready to arm, if needed.
Thatched roofs.
The largest building was used to house supplies.
And dry tobacco
Protection surrounds the village...
More 'readiness'
The village's church
The Governor's house...it was the largest, of course.
...and most "elaborate"
They used floor rugs as table covers...for a couple of reasons: as a status symbol, and because they didn't want to put them on the floor because they would get dirty. 
Village walls.
Heading back in to the Settlement's outstanding museum. (ah yes, air conditioning...) 
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