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Vacation in the South

June 2005

South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia & Kentucky

Paris Mountain State Park - 6 miles north Greenville SC - NE I85

A beautiful park with a beautiful lady

The Adult Pool at Forest Lake Thousand Trails 8 miles north of Lexington, NC on US 64

There she is! A swimmin in the water!

That's the Family Pool, Lodge and Store up above. Adult Pool in forground

The Candy Factory in Lexington NC - Yum!

Lexington BBQ - Best NC BBQ so far. Boy was it crowded for lunch

Richard Childress' Childress Vineyards - A good way to finish our tour of Lexington

 

Our campsite at Gloucester VA Thousand Trails

 

Our view from the trailer at Gloucester

Victory Monument at Yorktown VA

The Nelson House in Yorktown, home of Thomas Nelson Jr. (1739-1789)

Signer of Declaration of Independence

The Moore House - Site of surrender negotiations for the last major battle of the American Revolution - near Yorktown

A tombstone in Moore House cemetary with date of Anna B. Shields on February 30, 1847

Colonial National Historical Park Jamestown Interpreter - Told story told by the wife of an early immigrant whose husband survived shipwreck on the Godspeed

Captain  John Smith

Pocahontas - the young Indian maid daughter of the Chief  who saved Smith, became a Christian, married John Rolf and died in England from illness while still in her twenties.

A relief memorial depicting worship and communion of the settlers in the fort before the first church was built.

Rebuilt church with ruins of original tower in the settlement.

Susan Constant, flagship of Captain Smith's fleet of three ships arriving in1607 with 104 settlers. A seaworthy replica.

Discovery, the ship that remained with the settlers to explore the Chesapeake Bay.

Nelda working on pictures at Lynchburg TT Campground

 

The lake & activity center, Lynchburg TT 

(no activity at either)

 

The Adult Lodge, Lynchburg TT

(none here either)

The pool with cold water - Spa out of order

Camping in the woods is great!

Downtown Lynchburg Commerce Center

 

1900 RR Station in the Historic Lynchburg Cemetary

Sugar Hollow Campground, Bristol VA

On the Road Again to Kentucky

New Herndon Family Home in Danville

Camping in the Driveway is hot!

Old Fort Harrod State Park

Kentucky's 1st permanent settlement

Federal Monument to George Rogers Clark

Rev. War General and Kentucky Pioneer

Our Savior Lutheran Church, Danville KY

Sheri's family church - Pastor David Witten

Sheri & Boys at Church (Where's Sarah?)

Isn't she pretty?