Even though we had a relatively short day today we departed early because of thunderstorms forecast in the afternoon. It was a bit choppy and windy on the trip down the bay but not terribly uncomfortable. We are docked under roof here which keeps things a little cooler and the rain off us. A few more MTOA boats met us here as well as some that are moored here. We had a pot luck dinner with ham from Costco, fresh picked sweet corn on the cob and tomatoes, and everyone brought a dish to share. I think we had about 38 people total. Fred & Cass Olverson are really great people.
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| Our escort departing Colonial Beach. |
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| A nest on a dock. |
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| The group at pot luck. |
The 9th found 13 of us in the marina courtesy cars heading north to visit the birth places of George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Washington's house burned down a few years after his family moved and in the 1930's a group of women bought the property and had what they thought to be a replica built where they thought the original house was. During the construction process the original house foundation was discovered and didn't match the new house or the spot it was being built on. Lee's house is still standing as originally built. It's been renovated during the years but kept as close to time as possible.
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| The view of Pope's Creek from the Washington replica. |
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| Gardens with the house to the left. |
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| Bedroom inside the house. |
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| Stove in the outside kitchen. |
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| Robert E. Lee's birthplace Stratford Hall. |
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| The original house which we toured but were not allowed to photograph. |
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| Separate kitchen also. |
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| Another kitchen. |
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| Slaves quarters. |
Here are a few pictures that I managed to capture on my cell phone inside Lee's birth house.
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