We went to Jamestown Settlement first. At this point I am still unaware there are two. This is in the Native Village you go through. It is a circle of faces. The volunteer had no clue as to why they were there, some sort of ceremonial thing.
Lon rode in his stroller most of the time. In another part of the Powhatan Village they had a women cooking over an open fire, making corn cakes. Lon found this interesting till the wind shifted to blow smoke at him.
This nice lady was making apple pies. It was HOT inside the building. There is a fire going on behind her. She built up the fire to let it die down, so there were hot embers to cook the pie.
In another house, I liked the fireplace. The tiles all had different animals on them.
Inside the church.
Chickens were everywhere! Lon had fun saying Hi Chicken. He would wave at them. Or repeat the call when the rooster crowed.
The ships.
I have to look up what ship this was, I know it was not the Elizabeth, that one was behind us, or the Godspeed at that is touring around, and the Susan Constant is bigger. The Gentleman who was in character on the vessel was very nice. He let Lon move the tiller. 
He showed Lon how it moved and that you could see the water from there! 
He taught him how to work the windless to move the anchor up or down. There was no anchor attached. The ships were securely moored to the docks. He was very nice. 
The mast of the Susan Constant. As you can see, to board the vessels Lon had to get out of his stroller. He did not get back in. 
The captain's quarters. 
Lon found the broom in the cook's quarters and kitchen. He still loves to sweep. We did not go below or between decks. The stairs were very steep, Lon wanted to RUN. 
We went up to the Discovery Center. They had all sorts of wood working things, and no this is not sharp. Not even a little. Lon had fun playing there for a while. Then we went back through the Fort.
When we walked through the first time, there were lots of other people trying on the armour hats and breastplates. I did not even try to get Lon in the breastplate. The hat was heavy enough. 
ByeBye Chickens
We had some lunch, I was still thinking this was nice, but where were the digs? We did get a smashed penny for Lon. Love those! Mommy got a charm. That was pretty much it. As we are leaving the main building I hear this couple talking about this was not the real Jamestown, and they should hurry up and get to the real one before it got too hot. I asked them what do you mean the real Jamestown. They told me that the one with the digs and the glassblower was just down the road a mile or two. REALLY? We were going there! 
Our first stop was the glass house. Well away from the rest of Historic Jamestown. It is run by the National Park Service, so we did get Lon's National Park Passport stamped. He got two, one from the Glasshouse and one from Jamestown. 
Reading the signs along the way to the Glasshouse. 
They have a building that houses the ruins. Really interesting. 
The window reflections. 
The Glassblowers. This is a recreation of the glasshouse, and they sell what they make here. It is all very cool. I did not get anything as trying to bring it back would be difficult on this trip. 
After going through the Visitor's Center, you walk on a boardwalk over a swamp and the very first thing you see is this. 
The old church gates. 
One of the digs in progress. We walked from there to the museum where they are putting what they find on display. It is not a cheeseball type thing, it is really amazing the work that has gone into the museum. There are no photos allowed inside it. Humidity, temperature and light controlled. 
The ruins of the church. Inside is wonderful, they have the original foundation under glass, but they won't allow photos inside. 
But I did anyway, I took one before I read the sign.
We were both getting dehydrated and HOT. I took about half the water, and gave the rest to Lon who drank some and then poured the rest on himself. Smart boy. 
Looking across to Jamestown Settlement
We had a great day, even if we were hot, sweaty and tired at the end of it. Lon slept very well! Me too!
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