Looking at my bean watch that tells the date, today is the 19th .


Humid today and overcast sky. Off we ventured forth to a plantation that has been in the Hill family for over 200 years. The first floor consisted of the entry, bigger than most master bedrooms, a bedroom and the living room and dining room. We did not enter the upper two floors as the Hills still live there. The kitchen was in a separate building. The staff entered the house without using the front door. There was a huge porticoed verandah at the back of the house which faced the James River. This was the transportation route before roads.

Enroute to the plantation, Shirley Plantation, we stopped in the middle of nowhere and had lunch at a very nice spot that was busy for its location. We met Bob, the local cat with the cut off tail—Bob.

Off to see old Williamsburg was our next adventure. I left my camera in the car and so no pictures of this quaint old town made up of red brick. The old homes and businesses are full of tourist stores.

We had dinner at an Angus Steak house. The red meat was good but there was no atmosphere and the building felt austere.

I am sitting outside writing this and it is 9:15 and it is just a little cooler than it was during the day and still humid.

There are critters moving around in the dark on the ground and in the trees. I haven’t seen them but I hear them. There are also acorns dropping off the oaks and something pooped orange-beige stuff on my hand.

Off to Cape Hatteras tomorrow.

The questions for today are to name the crops depicted in two different pictures. That is two chances to win a prize.

Cheers