Williamsburg

The main purpose of stopping in this area was to visit with old friends - Ingrid and Martha/Paul. So so glad we got time together to catch up after so many years. Martha and Paul treated us to an incredible dinner at Half Way House. What an amazing place. I got a kick out of the little log cabin kitchen in a separate building next door where meals are prepared and 'run' over to the dining room. I can't help but wonder about snowy and rainy days and the poor staff.. As far as the history of the place - the website says it best...

"The Half Way House was built in 1760 on a grant of land from George II of England, by a patent dated 1743. The Manor House is original and furnished in authentic antiques.

Among its famous guests were George Washington, the Marquis de LaFayette, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, U.S. Grant, James Whitcomb Riley and scores of others.

In fact, as the horse change and rest stop for the Petersburg Coach, everyone who traveled South of Richmond, from the Revolution untill late in the 19th century, stopped here, if only for rest and refreshment."

We had a great time talking and enjoying the delicious food!

We were also able to get to Colonial Williamsburg for the afternoon and explore that area. So fun to see the people walking around in costumes of the period. We saw a house built right over a stream - Bill wondered if that was the first 'running water" in a home - LOL!

We drove by the beautiful Virginia House and had to stop for a few photos of that.

Finally, the state food of Delaware is a hoagie sandwich called the Hot Bobbie with all the Thanksgiving meal ingredients in the bun - turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy and cranberry. That is it pictured in the first photo. We didn't get to try one there but Wawa in VIrigina has something similar so we had one here. The second photo is the advertising photo for Wawa. The last is the real thing. I think we should have tried harder to get one in Delware! It was good but messy!!

November 2022