On Saturday I went to Busch Gardens. My favorite ride was Finnegan’s Flyer because of it’s calming stableness. For everything else you have to wait for forever to ride in the front but on Finnegan’s Flyer, everyone is in the front. Besides all the screaming, it is a very calming ride. I would deferentially recommend…… Continue reading Busch Gardens
Category: In the RV
Yorktown
This week, we made our way to Yorktown where the famous battle took place. In September of 1781, General George Washington and General Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau led the Continental and French armies to converge on Yorktown, Virginia. There they found General Charles Cornwallis and his British army occupying a fortified position. The allied armies began…… Continue reading Yorktown
Jamestown
This week we went to Jamestown. Jamestown was founded in 1607 by a group of about 100 settlers who were seeking wealth and land. Life was difficult in the early days as the settlers struggled with disease, famine, and conflicts with the local Powhatan tribe. In 1676, Jamestown was burned down during Bacon’s Rebellion, a…… Continue reading Jamestown
Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg is awesome: it has shops, taverns, stocks, a market, and most importantly, history. My sister playing the hoop and stick game. While we were waiting for our passes, we played the hoop and stick game. The hoop and stick game is a super fun game from the 1800s that children would play in…… Continue reading Williamsburg
Cortez, Colorado
These past 2 days I have been in Cortez, Colorado. There I first went to The Canyon of the Ancients, on the hike first, where I learned all about Native American culture; their stories, their food, and their medicine. For example, I learned about how the people of The Canyon of the Ancients believed that…… Continue reading Cortez, Colorado
Chaco Canyon + The 4 Corners
Today I went to Chaco Canyon, NM. I came there intending to do the guided tour, but the folks at the ranger station were understaffed, and so the 10 o’clock tour didn’t happen. However I did the self-guided tour to Pueblo Bonito, which means ‘Beautiful Town’ in Spanish. A picture of what Pueblo Bonito would…… Continue reading Chaco Canyon + The 4 Corners
Santa Fe, NM
This week I went to Santa Fe, NM. I arrived in Santa Fe on Tuesday, the 5th of July, after a 18 hour nonstop drive from Sacramento, CA, most of which I spent reading Fablehaven, by Brandon Mull. After setting up the RV I went to Arroyo Vino for my grandmother Kari’s birthday dinner. I…… Continue reading Santa Fe, NM