Until then - here are some pictures to whet your appetite!
This first pictures is of Redoubt #10 (this was when and where we won the American Revolution) with the help of our French friends at Redoubt #9. I started with this picture because for me it was the most emotional part of the trip - my imagination was vivid and clear as I imagined the suffering, sadness and ultimate relief as this particular obstacle was overcome. Proud to be an American!
This next picture was also emotional for me. This is me with Bunny - the most amazing history teacher I have ever had the pleasure to spend time with. I feel bad because I was unable to take notes while she talked. She knew so much, had so many stories related to people in history and completely captured my attention! Thought she was GREAT!!!
I went all the way to Virginia and met an Austinite - that was AN AGGIE!! Oh yea!! Gig'Em!
Part of this experience was living out and seeing how people lived in the 18th century. Here I am doing just that:
Watering the crops!
Searching for worms on tobacco. If a slave master found a large one they might make a slave eat it,
since it meant they were not doing their job well enough if a worm got that big!
This is a hogshead.
Tobacco was shipped in a barrel just like this!
Insanely big, huh?!
Tobacco was shipped in a barrel just like this!
Insanely big, huh?!
The next picture is of part of my group. Brina, Jo, Linda, Debbie (my running partner), Steve, Mario & Lindsey.
Me & George Washington!!! Actually, as you probably know this isn't the REAL George Washington, but he was amazingly knowledgeable. It was so cool to listen to him present!
This is where I stayed - actually the very first picture that I took. I had the BEST time and cannot wait to go back and to share all of my new found knowledge with anyone who will listen and let me show them my "stuff!"
