Showing posts with label Ferry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ferry. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Back to the grind!

After such a great Holiday and so much fun with family and friends, it is back to work time for us.  However I am happy to report that with the coming and now going of this festive season The Busy Bryants will now be back up to getting out and seeing more of Virginia (and who knows where else).  We do have a small matter of New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, my birthday, and one open house to host....before the comings and goings....get going.  Last night while formulating some ideas about what we would like to do in January I started thinking about this last year and everything that has happened and all the places we have been.  I forget just how busy we are until I think back on all that we have done.


We welcomed in the year at Smith Mountain Lake.



We travelled to Williamsburg by ferry for Father's Day



We camped at Todd Lake



We visited Virginia Beach.



Mark and I had a weekend away in Leesburg.



Visited Manassas.



Hiked the Blue Ridge Mountains.



We biked the Virginia Creeper Trail.



We did a one day marathon wine tour in the Great Neck region.



Visited friends in Harrisonburg.



Took in some culture at a plantation.



Attended a few festivals.




Did I mention we visited a few wineries?


All in all it was a great year.  We made so many great memories and the good part is I have them documented on here for us to read about whenever we want to take a stroll down memory lane :)




Saturday, October 15, 2011

Taking the ferry from Scotland


Excuse me sir.  Which way to Scotland?
 
On Father's Day 2011 I had the bright idea of taking Mark and both of our parents to Williamsburg for breakfast.  Williamsburg is about one to two hours to our east and a place that we like to visit on special occasions.  Colonial Williamsburg, historic Jamestown and Yorktown are all within a hop-skip-and a jump of each other.  With all of that in one area you also have to have shopping, restaurants and plenty places to stay in order to support it.  And Williamsburg does not disappoint.  Anything you want to buy, eat or any place you want to stay....they have it. 

There are a few ways that we can actually get to Williamsburg.  And one of those ways is by way of the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry.  If you take Route 10 east and follow the signs you will come to Scotland.  Here you can board the ferry and take a 15-20 minute ride on the James River.  It runs 24 hours a day and is free!  My kinda ride!  One the way back you take Jamestown Road and just cross back over. 


Emma checking out the water from above


The gulls chasing the ferry looking for an easy dinner

While crossing over you can get out and walk around the ferry.  One one of them you can go up stairs and walk around the outside.  We had that ferry on the way back.  The other ferry only is enclosed upstairs. With the higher views you really get a beautiful view of the river itself, the homes on the river and a unique view of Jamestown.  Some people gathered at the back of the ferry to watch the gulls catching the fish that the ferry churned up. 

My in-laws taking in the views.

A view of the shore in the distance


As you approach the shore on the Williamsburg side you are actually coming up to the back of Jamestown.  If you wanted to visit there this would be a good way to travel if coming from Southern Virginia or Central Virginia.  It is also a good way to go if you just want pancakes and a scenic drive to get you there!