We took a little trip over to Yorktown (generally regarded to be the last major battle of the Revolutionary War) for a few hours, to check out the history. It was really really hot. I was glad not to be wearing the colonial uniform, unlike these poor unfortunate souls who were doing an artillery firing. Personally, if I'd been General Cornwallis I might have surrendered just because of the heat...
We had a very brief wander around the edge of the settlement, but decided against the guided tour, as interesting as it would no doubt have been, strictly because of the heat. Instead we did a driving tour around the battlefields, and got to see some of the redoubts and the house where they drafted the terms of surrender. That was interesting, actually, and some very pretty countryside around the area, as well.
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