Jamestown Settlement

This was the Jamestown Settlement. It had replicas of the fort that John Smith was in charge of, and a Powhatan Village (where Pocahontas came from), and the 3 ships that sailed here 13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. The 3 ships names are: Mary Constant, Discovery, and Godspeed. (In case you're ever on Millionaire, Jeopardy, or any other game show) At every place, they have people dressed up that act the parts of where they were. (Although, I will say it was odd to see a 40 something old white lady dressed as Pocahontas) They had hands on everything at this place, which is nice as a kid, and even nicer as a parent! They even had free water bottles! Imagine that! It was a fun day! We have decided that the trips we have been on this year have sure been educational! It's great! I need to play trivial pursuit again! :) Too bad we don't have anybody to play with...all in due time! :)

This is everyone on the ship Discovery. The lady on this ship was really nice. She let them pull up the anchor, and steer the ship. Steering the ship was NOT with a steering wheel. She said that the wheel hadn't been invented at the time this ship sailed. My question: was creating the wheel that hard of a concept? I just don't get it...

This armor was so heavy. Troy had to hold it on Kristin's head, or she would have fallen over. The boys thought it was the perfect accessory to their guns...and of course, proceeded to hit each other on the head. (You either have to have 2 boys, or brothers to fully understand this madness...)

These 2 pictures were actually from Williamsburg, but I finally got them to upload now...so they're in the wrong spot...oh well!
Jake grinding corn in the Powhatan village. He thought this was great!
This picture was also taken in the Powhatan village. It's a turtle shell that the Indians used as a bowl. I can tell you one thing, animal rights activist would NOT have enjoyed this part of the Jamestown Settlement. Inside every hut, they had TONS of wolf skins and other types. (Sorry Pamela Lee Anderson). The kids would go in the huts and try to lay on them, and Troy and I would both freak out. Who knows what was living in those furs...ew! They also had this game in the Powhatan village called "Corn Cob Darts" it consisted of corn cobs, and wooden hoops hung on branches of a tree. Jake thought it would be neat to look through one of the hoops. Well, Kyle thought it would be fun to throw a corn cob dart directly at Jake's head. Needless to say, Jake ended up with a little black eye, and Kyle announced " I didn't mean to hit him".