Our favorite memories of the day were being accosted by the Sangerites (the bad guys in black suits and sunglasses). When Joel was approached with "Are you part of the Jamestown 400 Treasure Hunt?", he smiled and said, "We're here studying history and having a good time." Which is exactly what the treasure hunt was. We were faced with the dilemma of what to do with the phone number on the business card they gave us. We were desperately curious, but decided that we shouldn't call. The Moderator's warning about a "mole" also made us rather suspicious. A jogger approached us while we were at the cemetery at the Moore House and asked what we were doing. We weren't sure again what to say. The poor man was probably just an innocent jogger, but we were slightly paranoid.
The boys really enjoyed going out to Redoubts #9 and #10. We successfully found our last clue, what General Pershing called Nicolaus Martiau in 1931 by going to the library. Adam knew he was on the right track when he saw a book entitled The 1931 Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration. Although we texted the answer in right away, the guys weren't satisfied until they went to the location of the actual plaque. We were done before noon!!!
Then we went the Chesapeake Bay so the little people could see the waves and enjoy the sea. We stopped on the way back for some fast food, while Joel and Josiah went to the Bike Shop next door to check into buying a Unicycle. They have been building one from cannibalized bicycles at home. (Sometimes I just don't ask). That evening we were blessed by the dramatic performance of To Have and To Hold, a play depicting life in early Jamestown. Then most of the family went back to camp after dropping me off at the laundromat. Ten loads of laundry later ( and about 5 chapters in a book on John Smith from VF), we ended the day. Whew!! What a great day!!
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