| Taking the Colonial Parkway to Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Settlement is a beautifully-manicured drive through swaths of land maintained and managed by the National Park Service. A deer could be spotted in the woods on the left of our bus before the forest opened up to give great views of the James River. I imagine this is more of the Lewis and Clark view of the Missouri River (prior to the constraints placed upon the river by man), with areas so wide that one can't see the opposite shore. The river and the adjacent land still appears much as it would have 400 years ago. Only the sound of the bus engine and the conditioned air controlling the temperature inside remove one from the feeling that I was not the first to discover this place.  |  We soon came to a pausing place. Oh, there are others, marking locations of significance along the way, but here was Glebe Land, 100 acres set aside for the use of the Jamestown Parish minister. I'm not sure if my peers thought about the meaning of the place. I'm not even sure I understood it. For what did the minister use this acreage? I assumed it was for the purpose of evangelizing the Indian nations in the area. At any rate, I made my footprint in the sand just as they would have, only with a more modern sole, and I looked around, not only spending time on the small beach, but trekking into the trees a short ways in the hopes I might spot the ghost of a historical meeting of the minds. |
Even with a bunch of teachers and a couple of fishermen on the shore, this place was peaceful. I didn't want to stand around talking shop, but rather wished to capture the moment for when I returned and wanted to share the experience with others.
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Alas, soon it was time to climb back into the 21st Century...but not for long: soon we would be on another nearby shoreline, pondering the first successful English colony in North America.
There is so much more to share regarding the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute.
Check out the entire experience, from application to acceptance to anticipation, and finally to attendance, all on my CWTI page.
Check out the entire experience, from application to acceptance to anticipation, and finally to attendance, all on my CWTI page.
