Williamsburg, Virginia; Beckley, West Virginia; Home to Cincinnati
From the Visitors Center where we left our car the following morning, we took a shuttle bus 
into historic Williamsburg.
We had decided which places were our priorities for the day, so we began our tour at the Governor’s Palace. 
This was the home of seven royal governors and the first two elected governors of the new state of Virginia—Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson.
into historic Williamsburg.
We had decided which places were our priorities for the day, so we began our tour at the Governor’s Palace. 
This was the home of seven royal governors and the first two elected governors of the new state of Virginia—Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. The palace complex includes 
elaborate gardens
with changing displays for every season.
Many outstanding craftspeople work in Williamsburg using 18th century tools
and techniques in their chosen trades.
elaborate gardens
with changing displays for every season. 
Many outstanding craftspeople work in Williamsburg using 18th century tools
and techniques in their chosen trades. Among other highlights of our day were attending a town meeting led by George Washington and a presentation by members of the enslaved community as well as a session in the hall of the House of Burgesses in the Capitol. 
Here the voices of Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and other Virginia leaders debated the issues of freedom and liberty for Virginians.
On Friday morning we took our last walk through Williamsburg to see the
shoemaker, the courthouse,
where a performance was going on, churches, homes
and more horses and carriages
before leaving to drive west through Virginia and part of West Virginia.
Here the voices of Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and other Virginia leaders debated the issues of freedom and liberty for Virginians.
On Friday morning we took our last walk through Williamsburg to see the
shoemaker, the courthouse,
where a performance was going on, churches, homes
and more horses and carriages
before leaving to drive west through Virginia and part of West Virginia.We stopped for the night in Beckley, West Virginia, where on the following morning we were enveloped in the thickest fog we had ever seen. We had to spend some hours at Tamarack, a wonderful showplace for West Virginia craftspeople, before being able to see the road to drive through the mountains and on home to Cincinnati. Sixteen days of “Springtime in the South” brought us home to find “Springtime in Cincinnati.” Our timing was perfect, and our memories are saved in our minds and in our photos.
We visited the wheelwright,
cabinet maker, printer, 
cooper,
wigmaker,
apothecary and dressmaker
and were impressed with the ways in which these tradespeople are keeping the old skills alive.
For lunch we selected 
the King’s Arms Tavern, which opened in 1772 and was one of the town’s most genteel establishments.
Our meal of “Norfolk Pottage Pye” was billed as ”traditional southern fare in an 18th century setting.” 
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