Continued… Upon arrival at the tavern, we were immediately ushered into a room that was lined with chairs. Fortunately, we’d arrived just as the doors were opening and got seats. Within minutes, it was standing room only. A black woman … Continue reading →
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Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 3: the Capitol Building and
continued… After we left the blacksmith shop, we continued east down Duke of Gloucester Street to the Capital Building, which was at the end of the street. This was the side of the building. We had to make a right … Continue reading →
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 2: British Food, the Courthouse, the Powder Magazine and the Blacksmith Shop
continued… We picked a restaurant called Dog Street Pub, which served traditional British food. It was decorated in the colonial theme and the staff wore period costumes. Eric ordered a sampler platter, which had ham, cheddar, stilton cheese (which wasn’t … Continue reading →
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 1: The Governor’s Palace
Monday, July 14 — We were still confused about Colonial Williamsburg. According to what we’d read online, we needed to buy tickets to see the historic town at the Regional Visitor’s Center, which was about 3/4 of a mile away … Continue reading →
Go Kart Racing and the FFX Family Show in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Friday, July 11 was a mellow day. In the morning, Eric changed seagull water filter. It was the filter attached to the kitchen sink that filtered our drinking water. Eric has been buying the same filter since Kosmos was new, … Continue reading →
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
The Darlington Nuclear Generating Station just outside Toronto has a capacity of 3,512 MW and generates about 20 percent of Ontario’s electricity needs, enough for roughly two million homes. The facility came online in 1990, and was in operation when we lived in Toronto between 1986 and 1997. Three of the four reactors are now…
Waterman’s with Miss Roxy and Portsmouth with Bigger Boat
Sunrise on Wednesday, July 9, 2025: Eric’s morning chore was to grease the windlass. We’d replaced our windlass last year before we left San Diego with an updated version of the same model. Eric was pleased to find that the … Continue reading →
Dinner at The Blue Talon Bistro in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
Monday, July 7, continued… As we stated earlier, we were confused about Colonial Williamsburg. It was apparently still an active town with restaurants and shops and other amenities… but apparently you needed to buy a ticket to go into the … Continue reading →
re:Invent
At the most recent AWS re:Invent conference, held annually in Las Vegas, Jennifer took her first ride in a self-driving car. Amazon subsidiary Zoox has been testing their purpose-built self-driving vehicles around Las Vegas since 2023, and is planning to deliver a commercial robotaxi service in Las Vegas and other major US centers. James has…
Jamestown Settlement, Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 3
continued… Once tobacco exports were established, the tobacco farmers quickly grew wealthy. They used their money to buy even more land, taking all of the prime locations. As the society evolved, these large plantation owners dominated Virginia’s economy and government. … Continue reading →
