{"id":6622,"date":"2021-10-30T18:57:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T22:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=6622"},"modified":"2021-10-30T19:04:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T23:04:32","slug":"375-mile-day-trip-october-23-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=6622","title":{"rendered":"375-Mile Day Trip &#8211; October 23, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01-64East-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01-64East-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01-64East-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01-64East-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01-64East-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01-64East-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01-64East-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This adventure started with a trek down I-64 East.  About halfway between Richmond and Williamsburg, we turned on Rt. 33 East, and this took us through the town of West Point.  While a paper mill dominates the view as you enter the town, the Pamunkey and Mattaponi Rivers converge here to form the York River.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/02-WestPoint-PaperMill-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/02-WestPoint-PaperMill-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/02-WestPoint-PaperMill-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/02-WestPoint-PaperMill-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/02-WestPoint-PaperMill-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/02-WestPoint-PaperMill-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/02-WestPoint-PaperMill-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have not yet visited the museums at the Mattaponi and Pamunkey reservations; perhaps we&#8217;ll do that on our next trip this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/03-WestPoint-Cropped-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/03-WestPoint-Cropped-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/03-WestPoint-Cropped-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/03-WestPoint-Cropped-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/03-WestPoint-Cropped-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/03-WestPoint-Cropped-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/03-WestPoint-Cropped-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/05-River-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6630\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/05-River-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6630\" class=\"wp-image-6630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/05-River-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/05-River-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/05-River-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/05-River-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/05-River-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/05-River-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We took some &#8220;wrong&#8221; (but pretty) roads before arriving at our first destination: Gwynn&#8217;s Island.  We <a href=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=5547\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=5547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">camped<\/a> here in August 2020 and we&#8217;ve missed it ever since we left!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/06-Bridge-GwynnsIsland-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/06-Bridge-GwynnsIsland-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/06-Bridge-GwynnsIsland-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/06-Bridge-GwynnsIsland-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/06-Bridge-GwynnsIsland-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/06-Bridge-GwynnsIsland-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/06-Bridge-GwynnsIsland-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/07-GwynnsIsland-Sign-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/07-GwynnsIsland-Sign-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/07-GwynnsIsland-Sign-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/07-GwynnsIsland-Sign-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/07-GwynnsIsland-Sign-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/07-GwynnsIsland-Sign-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/07-GwynnsIsland-Sign-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/08-View-Deltaville-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/08-View-Deltaville-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/08-View-Deltaville-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/08-View-Deltaville-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/08-View-Deltaville-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/08-View-Deltaville-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/08-View-Deltaville-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we arrived at the campground, we asked if there were any vacancies for one night in one of the rental cottages, cabins, or campers.  Aside from a couple of tent sites, they were booked solid.  Kind of figured they would be.  The woman in the office said we were welcomed to walk around the campground for a while, and we took her up on the offer.  This is SUCH a beautiful place, right on the Chesapeake Bay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-Wayne-GwynnsIsland-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-Wayne-GwynnsIsland-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-Wayne-GwynnsIsland-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-Wayne-GwynnsIsland-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-Wayne-GwynnsIsland-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-Wayne-GwynnsIsland-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-Wayne-GwynnsIsland-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12-Wayne-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12-Wayne-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12-Wayne-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12-Wayne-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12-Wayne-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12-Wayne-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12-Wayne-Sharon-GwynnsIsland-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/14-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/14-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/14-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/14-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/14-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/14-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/14-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/15-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/15-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/15-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/15-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/15-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/15-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/15-Clouds-GwynnsIsland-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/16-GwynnsIslandRVResort-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/16-GwynnsIslandRVResort-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/16-GwynnsIslandRVResort-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/16-GwynnsIslandRVResort-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/16-GwynnsIslandRVResort-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/16-GwynnsIslandRVResort-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/16-GwynnsIslandRVResort-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/17-GwynnsIsland-Water-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/17-GwynnsIsland-Water-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/17-GwynnsIsland-Water-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/17-GwynnsIsland-Water-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/17-GwynnsIsland-Water-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/17-GwynnsIsland-Water-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/17-GwynnsIsland-Water-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/18-GwynnsIsland-View-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/18-GwynnsIsland-View-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/18-GwynnsIsland-View-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/18-GwynnsIsland-View-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/18-GwynnsIsland-View-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/18-GwynnsIsland-View-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/18-GwynnsIsland-View-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaving Gwynn&#8217;s Island RV Resort, the next place we planned to visit was Gloucester Point Beach Park near the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_P._Coleman_Memorial_Bridge\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_P._Coleman_Memorial_Bridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coleman Memorial Bridge<\/a>. In November 2019 we&#8217;d discovered a little park on the York River, and we were delighted to see dolphins there:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/66-Dolphins-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/66-Dolphins-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/66-Dolphins-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/66-Dolphins-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/66-Dolphins-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/66-Dolphins-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/66-Dolphins-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Before reaching Gloucester Point, however, we saw a sign for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dcr.virginia.gov\/state-parks\/machicomoco\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dcr.virginia.gov\/state-parks\/machicomoco\" target=\"_blank\">Machicomoco State Park<\/a>.  I&#8217;d heard of this relatively new state park in a Virginia campers groups and impulsively decided to check it out.  There was more there than I anticipated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19-MachicomocoStatePark-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19-MachicomocoStatePark-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19-MachicomocoStatePark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19-MachicomocoStatePark-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19-MachicomocoStatePark-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19-MachicomocoStatePark-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19-MachicomocoStatePark-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first Virginia state park that &#8220;celebrates and honors the history of the Native Tribes of Virginia,&#8221; and after driving through the campground, we went to the interpretive area.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/33-Machicomoco-Sign.jpg-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/33-Machicomoco-Sign.jpg-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/33-Machicomoco-Sign.jpg-300x225.jpg 300w, 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/44-Wayne-House-Machicomoco.jpg-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/44-Wayne-House-Machicomoco.jpg-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/44-Wayne-House-Machicomoco.jpg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/44-Wayne-House-Machicomoco.jpg-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/44-Wayne-House-Machicomoco.jpg-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/44-Wayne-House-Machicomoco.jpg-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/44-Wayne-House-Machicomoco.jpg-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back on Rt. 17 South, I missed the turn to Gloucester Point Beach Park!  As we crossed the Coleman Memorial Bridge, Wayne snapped these pictures of a big sailboat going upstream on the York River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20-Sailboat-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6667\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20-Sailboat-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6667\" class=\"wp-image-6667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20-Sailboat-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20-Sailboat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20-Sailboat-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20-Sailboat-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20-Sailboat-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20-Sailboat-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-Sailboat-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6668\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-Sailboat-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?attachment_id=6668\" class=\"wp-image-6668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-Sailboat-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-Sailboat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-Sailboat-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-Sailboat-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-Sailboat-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/21-Sailboat-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as we were across the bridge, a sign to the right said &#8220;Historic Yorktown,&#8221; &#8220;Waterfront,&#8221; and &#8220;Watermen&#8217;s Museum,&#8221; so I made the turn.  To my surprise, the road curved back <em>under<\/em> the bridge and I had an opportunity to get an even better picture of the sailboat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/23-Sailboats-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/23-Sailboats-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/23-Sailboats-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/23-Sailboats-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/23-Sailboats-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/23-Sailboats-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/23-Sailboats-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d never been to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visityorktown.org\/153\/Riverwalk-Landing\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.visityorktown.org\/153\/Riverwalk-Landing\" target=\"_blank\">Yorktown waterfront<\/a>, but as we slowly drove past shops, restaurants, and a riverfront hotel, I remembered seeing a friend&#8217;s pictures of this area.  We just did a quick drive-through this time, but it&#8217;s another place I&#8217;d like to re-visit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/25-YorktownWaterfront-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/25-YorktownWaterfront-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/25-YorktownWaterfront-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/25-YorktownWaterfront-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/25-YorktownWaterfront-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/25-YorktownWaterfront-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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Before we left home that morning I&#8217;d checked various Williamsburg motels and hotels and there were limited openings.  Those that <em>did<\/em> have openings didn&#8217;t have particularly good reviews.  Since it wasn&#8217;t completely dark by the time we left the restaurant, we decided to drive to Richmond.  Surely we&#8217;d find a place to stay there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except we didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The places we checked were either too pricy, too sketchy (seriously), or there were no vacancies.  Okay, fine.  Let&#8217;s just call this a 375-mile day trip and go home.  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