Cheatham Annex

 For the last couple of nights we have been camping at Cheatham Annex. It is on a Navy base. We are able to camp here because Paul is a federal employee. It is much less expensive that at other campgrounds so it is kind of nice to be able to stay here. Today we went to Yorktown. I don't know how much you remember from US History but the battle of Yorktown was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. We were able to visit the battleground and have a very informative guide tell us about the battle then we drove to the various parts of the grounds and could kind of get a feel for what happened there. It was interesting that Cornwallis was so upset by his defeat that he sent his second in command to surrender the weapons so George Washington sent his second in command to receive the weapons and take the prisoner's. This was poetic justice since he had had  to surrender to the British and was taken captive a few months before. He was later part of a prisioner exchange. It was a series of unlikely events that helped tip the battle in our favor. Later we took a trolley ride around Yorktown and stopped for ice cream. Brents friend was not able to go with us today but she will be going to Jamestown with us tomorrow. Tonight the weather is hot and humid. There is a severe weather warning out for areas not too far from us. So far we have not had any stormy weather but we put our chairs away just in case. Last night we left them out and it poured during the night so Paul ran out and brought them in but not before they got wet. They are not predicting tornados here but strong winds and quarter size hail. Tomorrow will be our last for playing tourist for a while. Wed we will be back on the path.