Then we got our annual passes to the Colonial 'burg. Mine was free, being a college employee, and Corbett got a 25% discount because he was my partner. (See, it actually does pay to be my friend!) We then watched a shoemaker (this guy was very smart and really knew what he was talking about), and a presentation of acting and theater, leading up to the Revolution. Very interesting, and I think I will like to spend 1-2 hours every week or two doing this. I could not spend a whole day, however.

Later, we went with Chris & Sonya to Gloucester (other side of the York River from Yorktown), to meet up with Trey & Missy. The latter couple just bought a house (or rather, a lot where a house will be by October), and was going to show it to us. From there we kept moving away from the peninsula I'm used to here, and visited Christ Church (a very old Episcopal church), and eventually made our way to the Northern Neck (Kilmarnock, specifically), where Chris' aunt has a gift shop. It was a drive full of stories from Chris' childhood, as this was where he grew up, and it was also a lot of fun. 

We had drinks in Kilmarnock, while biding time until we heading back down, stopping for dinner at a tasty German restaurant (Eckhardt's), and then back to Yorktown for more drinks at a pub right on the river. It was a gorgeous view (probably more so when the sun is out), and kind of one of those nights that reminded me of the aimless pursuit of fun while being in high school. Of course, back then I was very "good," and never drank, but this was very similar. The other difference was that back then we were never satisfied and kept looking for fun. The other night was one of those nights where each successive location made the night better, but if we had stopped after any one of them, we would have been satisfied. Below is a little map of our journey. We started in the 'burg (A), then all the way up to (B), Kilmarnock, and then to Topping (C), where the German restaurant was. After that we continued backtracking, and were finally home by almost 1am. I was like a college kid again!