The next part of our story about our travels.........3 June to 13 June 2018
We arrived at Cherry Point, NC on 3 June. We are staying at the Cherry Point Inn which is a massive 2 story brick building with white columns and a massive screened inn porch on the second floor. The Inn was in a nice wooded area of the base. IT felt like we were in the country. The Inn mostly has 2 room suites. Before being changed into an inn it was used as the Bachelor Officer Quarters. There is a large room on the first floor with tables etc. where we spent a lot of time when we were back at the Inn playing card games etc. with the girls. The only draw back staying there is that there was no phone wifi service. We had to walk a distance away from the building to get service...kind of like using a phone booth...
It was very comfortable staying at our temporary home at Cherry Point Billeting.
On our second day at Cherry Point, we took a boat and visited Shackleford Banks which is a short distance from Beaufort, N C. Shackleford Island is an isolated barrier island accessible only by boat. How the wild horses arrived on the island is still a mystery but it is said they could be descendants of Spanish Mustangs that swam ashore after surviving shipwrecks. The horses have survived in the wild, isolated on Shackleford and other coastal barrier islands away from the mainland for almost a millennium. There has been over 200 horses on the island but now just about 130 horses are on the island . The Foundation for Shackleford Horses manages the horses in cooperation with the Park Service. We saw about 12 of the horses when we were on the island. We found the water very warm as we walked on the beach in the water. We also found some neat sea shells. We were on the Island for about 1.5 hours. The next time we go to the island, we will take our swimming suits, water,cooler and plan to stay for several hours. This time we were not sure what to expect as there are limited facilities and what you take on the Island, you must carry off. You can only buy small bottles of water at the bookstore at the Light Station Visitor Center. So we would highly recommend if you are in the area, a trip to the Island for a few hours is a MUST, you take a picnic, food , drinks and something to put up for shade so you can enjoy the island for a few hours. The boats come and go every hour or so. Even though we were only on the island for a short time, it was one of the highlights of our trip.
The last day at Cherry Point , time was spent on the Atlantic Beach on the Crystal Coast near Fort Macon. We also had time to rest, play games and get ready for our next adventure at Williamsburg, Virginia.
Arrived in Williamsburg, Virginia after a short 4 hour drive from Cherry Point. We drove the back roads here. Saw some beautiful countryside. We spent a few hours visiting Colonial Williamsburg after we checked into our billeting at Navy Gateway and Suites at Cheatham Annex. It was fun walking about the streets of Colonial Williamsburg which is the world’s largest living history museum. The girls enjoyed the walk about the town and taking pictures in the gallows and various statues like with Thomas Jefferson. Molly was especially happy to see that they had a book store....she loves to browse in book stores!
The next day the morning was spent at Yorktown, Va. The girls said that was one of their favorites. They spent time walking around 18th Century Architecture of Yorktown and really enjoyed the American Revolution Museum and and the Yorktown Waterfront. Next on the list of must see was Jamestown where we toured the Jamestown Settlement where they experienced walking about America’s first permanent English Colony in 1607 and seeing the history through films, gallery exhibits and outdoor living history of the Powhatan Indian Village. Also were able to board and tour the replicas of the original settlers’ ships, the Susan Constant and the Godspeed.
The girls really seem to enjoy all that they are experiencing on this family trip.
Now we are at Naval SupportActivity Bethesda and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda staying at the Navy Lodge. We arrive here on June 9th. Experienced lots of traffic on the drive here from Williamsburg. We will be here for 4 days. Yesterday Kelly and girls drove to see friends from their neighborhood in Vail, AZ that now live in Virginia. They enjoyed spending the day in the mountains with their special friends. Tom and I spent the day getting caught up on some stuffs we needed to do...and resting. It seemed so quiet without Kelly and girls!
It was very comfortable staying at our temporary home at Cherry Point Billeting.
On our second day at Cherry Point, we took a boat and visited Shackleford Banks which is a short distance from Beaufort, N C. Shackleford Island is an isolated barrier island accessible only by boat. How the wild horses arrived on the island is still a mystery but it is said they could be descendants of Spanish Mustangs that swam ashore after surviving shipwrecks. The horses have survived in the wild, isolated on Shackleford and other coastal barrier islands away from the mainland for almost a millennium. There has been over 200 horses on the island but now just about 130 horses are on the island . The Foundation for Shackleford Horses manages the horses in cooperation with the Park Service. We saw about 12 of the horses when we were on the island. We found the water very warm as we walked on the beach in the water. We also found some neat sea shells. We were on the Island for about 1.5 hours. The next time we go to the island, we will take our swimming suits, water,cooler and plan to stay for several hours. This time we were not sure what to expect as there are limited facilities and what you take on the Island, you must carry off. You can only buy small bottles of water at the bookstore at the Light Station Visitor Center. So we would highly recommend if you are in the area, a trip to the Island for a few hours is a MUST, you take a picnic, food , drinks and something to put up for shade so you can enjoy the island for a few hours. The boats come and go every hour or so. Even though we were only on the island for a short time, it was one of the highlights of our trip.
The last day at Cherry Point , time was spent on the Atlantic Beach on the Crystal Coast near Fort Macon. We also had time to rest, play games and get ready for our next adventure at Williamsburg, Virginia.
Arrived in Williamsburg, Virginia after a short 4 hour drive from Cherry Point. We drove the back roads here. Saw some beautiful countryside. We spent a few hours visiting Colonial Williamsburg after we checked into our billeting at Navy Gateway and Suites at Cheatham Annex. It was fun walking about the streets of Colonial Williamsburg which is the world’s largest living history museum. The girls enjoyed the walk about the town and taking pictures in the gallows and various statues like with Thomas Jefferson. Molly was especially happy to see that they had a book store....she loves to browse in book stores!
The next day the morning was spent at Yorktown, Va. The girls said that was one of their favorites. They spent time walking around 18th Century Architecture of Yorktown and really enjoyed the American Revolution Museum and and the Yorktown Waterfront. Next on the list of must see was Jamestown where we toured the Jamestown Settlement where they experienced walking about America’s first permanent English Colony in 1607 and seeing the history through films, gallery exhibits and outdoor living history of the Powhatan Indian Village. Also were able to board and tour the replicas of the original settlers’ ships, the Susan Constant and the Godspeed.
The girls really seem to enjoy all that they are experiencing on this family trip.
Now we are at Naval SupportActivity Bethesda and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda staying at the Navy Lodge. We arrive here on June 9th. Experienced lots of traffic on the drive here from Williamsburg. We will be here for 4 days. Yesterday Kelly and girls drove to see friends from their neighborhood in Vail, AZ that now live in Virginia. They enjoyed spending the day in the mountains with their special friends. Tom and I spent the day getting caught up on some stuffs we needed to do...and resting. It seemed so quiet without Kelly and girls!
Tom spent the first day here showing Kelly how to get around on the Metro so she could go into the city and spend time with her friend and kids. They went to the Natural History Museum and to the Tidal Basin to ride the Paddle Boats. The next day, Kelly was able to take the Metro with the girls back into D.C so they could spend the day and then the night with their friends.
Kelly’s friend lived in Kelly’s neighborhood in Vail and they did a lot of volunteer work together at the school. The kids all went to school together. They went to the National History Museum, and went paddle boating at the tidal basin with their friends. They also spent a night with them and the next day had a beautiful day to walk about all the Memorials on the National Mall. They also walked to the Capital building and to the White House. Kelly and her friend even got to go to a movie together while her husband watched the girls. It is so fun for them to be able to spend time with these good friends.
Tom and I decided to drive into Georgetown and have a nice lunch...after almost an hour, we decided to come back to Bethesda as there was so much traffic and no place to park. We had a nice lunch here in Bethesda. Tomorrow we will leave Bethesda and go to Lancaster, PA and spend the night and then to State College , PA to spend a few days before we go to Niagara Falls for a few days with Kelly and girls.
~~“ WHERE EVER YOU GO, GO WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART”~~
I will put the pictures from the above travel days on Facebook since have not figured out how to add to my blog! I must learn how to add the pictures to my Blog before our next travel adventure!!
We continue to thank God for all our safe travels and keep you all in prayer too.
Thank you for continuing to keep us in your daily prayer for safe travels.
Tom and Maryann
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