Base Camp

The first stop on our East Coast Odyssey was Williamsburg, Virginia.  We were excited to see all the cool historical stuff this area has to offer.  Who am I kidding?  I was excited, Rob was happy, and the kids were along for the ride.  

Our campground was Cheatham Annex, which is a naval base with not a lot going on.  For us, that is perfect!  There were also cabins available on base, so Opa and Gram were able to join us for part of this leg of our trip.  The campground was large but quiet.  We arrived the Sunday before Memorial Day, and we found that most people were gone by Tuesday morning.  

New for this year's trip, we towed the Jeep! Ryan quickly nicknamed it The Jeeper Creeper, because it is very loud.  Rob has had this classic automobile since the late 90's (while I was still in high school) and he put a lot of time and effort into making it trip-worthy last winter.  We also added a Blue Ox tow bar to the camper so we can flat tow the Jeep.  It saved us so much money this trip because we didn't need to rent a car.  And less expense day to day means we can go out for longer trips.  

The kids got new bikes right before we left. Now that the training wheels are off they are biking fools!

Nature on a bike ride. Ah Childhood!

We spent Memorial Day avoiding all the crowds and chilling at the base pool. These two are not fans of adult swim!

Making Pie Iron Cheeseburgers.

This is not a snake, it is the world's largest worm. Ewwww!

Seriously, over a foot long!

When staying on base, we enjoy the nightly playing of the anthem.

So we arrived on Sunday and made camp.  Monday was Memorial Day, so we rode bikes and went to the pool.  It was a nice, relaxing start to our trip.  However, it was hot as Hades.  These photos don't show it, but it was over 100 degrees for the week we were in Williamsburg.  That is too hot, people!

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