Day 176 - Gloucester, VA

Today is Sunday and we've been back at York River Yacht Haven for about 5 days and think we made the best decision returning to this marina.   I even met a lady here from San Antonio.  She lived on Brightwood St. and attended Alamo Heights High School and UT.  Her aunt even lived on Blue Bonnet. It's such a small world!

The weather was great until yesterday when the heavens opened up and it's been raining off and on (mostly on) since then (wish I could send some of it to Texas!). I even went swimming Thursday afternoon.  Now it's chilly and damp. We had arranged for a rent car Friday afternoon and planned to do some sightseeing but the weather just didn't permit that so we ran errands and checked out Fort Eustes on the other side of Yorktown.  They have a gym we can use for free but we need a car for that.  We've been contemplating flying back to San Antonio in November and driving my car back but not sure about that yet.  A car would sure come in handy since we're going to be here so long.

This is such a historic area and there are markers everywhere indicting a revolutionary war or civil war battlefield, etc.  Most of the counties and towns have an English name such as Gloucester (pronounced Glou-ster), King William County, King and Queen County, Middlesex County, New Kent County and so on.

Today we went to church and then to the little town of Saluda where Sargeant Major Lonnie Martin who looked after the late Virginia Puller gave a talk about his experiences.  She was the wife of Lt. Gen. Chesty Puller - the most decorated marine ever and the hero of all marines.  Mike loved it.  We then went to Christ Church and the cemetery to see their graves.  Now it's Sunday night football so I guess I'll retire to my room and read.....