Day 5 of vacation

Williamsburg to Jamestown to Gloucester, VA

We said good-bye to Williamsburg and headed over to Jamestown -- the original site (not the re-enactment center). There the kids found a statue of one of their favorite movie characters -- Pocahontas (see photo). They also found John Smith's statue, but were a little put off by the full beard and mustache (unlike the Disney John Smith). Finally, Grandson figured it out and said, "Sissy -- he's old!"

We then headed over to Gloucester where we met up with Boppa's family. Most of the immediately family (brother, nieces and their children) were in the same motel. After settling in, we drove out to Grandview Manor -- a huge house that was on salt water inlet that the parents of the bride had rented to host the wedding and rehearsal at. The kids had a great time, checking out the sea creatures in the water (periwinkles, crabs, jellyfish), making new friends, riding the golf cart, playing tag on the lawn, swinging in the tire swing and being given a little freedom. Everyone was enchanted by them.

Grandson found a girlfriend named Molly -- 18 and a recent HS graduate. Nee Nee knew she'd lost him when he insisted on holding Molly's hand on the dock -- not Nee Nee's. I said, "Molly, looks like you have a boyfriend," and he grinned and said, "Yep!" Then later when I asked him if she was his girlfriend, he grinned and said, "Yeah. Like 'You've got a girlfriend. You've got a girlfriend'." (chanting) (See photo).

Granddaughter found a young teacher to latch onto. He and his wife were related to the groom. He made the mistake of pointing out the crab and the periwinkles to her and of course, she was fascinated. Took a nature walk with the two of them and was absolutely heartbroken when he left for the night. (See photos) "Where's my best friend?" she said with tears in her eyes. I assured her he would be coming back the next day.

It was a great place for the gathering and I'm so glad the kids were behaved.