My impending retirement 2014

[former user]

almost sounds like Your next big project will be ACW

[jamii]

what I like about Dolly is she was always straightforward, honest and true. True to herself most of all.

I never understood why people hated on her so much...

[Yankeepedlar01]

Hope you enjoy Williamsburg John! Join the Militia and learn to shout "Bang!" while pointing a stick at other folk!

[joroas]

That doesn't happen now! But Williamsburg was an absolute dazzler of a day.

The trip could easily have been renamed Jefferson, Lincoln and Washington, with a touch of Jackson and Lee.

Off to Arlington House and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Ford's Theater and a Smithsonian for when it gets tooooooooo hot!

[joroas]

Well, we are back and I thought I'd share some militaryish pictures from Day 1, Washington and Gettysburg:









A fantastic guy at the Museum:





So, General Lee, you want us to charge up here:





See how important Little Round Top was:





...... and here in the Dobbin House at 19:00 EST, we retired:

[joroas]

The Gettysburg Museum:



Sadly, it was shut:



Harper's Ferry Engine House:



and some less enthusiastic re-enactors:

[joroas]

The Shenandoah Valley:

[syrinx0]

Looks like you had a fun trip from the pictures.

[Yankeepedlar01]

Nice pictures John. Brings back some memories here too. How's the jet lag now?

[joroas]

Thanks, chaps.

Jet lag, plus a lack of any need to get up at 6:30 anymore, is still there. Probably connected!