On the second day of our trip we went to George Washington’s house at Mount Vernon. I had no idea he was as filthy rich as he was, but at one time he had 8,000 acres and just under 400 slaves. The house was situated on the banks of the Potomac River in Virginia, and had an incredible view looking across to Maryland. It also had an assortment of animals, including these sheep, some cows, and man-eating chickens.
Uncle Ted almost became entangled in a fight to the death with a rooster on the farm. Thankfully, no one else was around to witness the four of us running for our lives through the farm yard with the chicken hot on our heels. We escaped unharmed, and now we will think of that stupid bird every time we eat chick wings. Mmmm, make mine with Buffalo sauce.
The water was probably just a little cold, so we just stayed on the bank of the river.
Yeah, this Florida born child was not too thrilled with the freezing temperature, and especially not too excited about the cold ears and runny nose that came with it.
After walking around the area we ventured to the big house. The servant’s quarters alone were bigger than most of the farm houses in Virginia at the time. So George had some money.
The only bad thing about this trip was the herd of middle school kids that arrived in about four school buses. I imagine this place gets its fair share of running and screaming kids every year. The only place I ever got to go on a field trip to was Fort Fizzle. Not quite as exciting.
I think the main house had seven bedrooms or something, but unfortunately no bathrooms. You had to walk about a hundred yards away from the house to the "Necessary" as they called it. Probably not a lot of fun at 2AM when the temperature fell well below freezing.
After checking out the house where all kinds of famous events occurred, we went to the museum and learned all sorts of interesting things we never knew that we never knew about George Washington. In all, I’d give it two thumbs up and say it was worth checking out. Still more photos to come!
1 comment:
You know, that is pretty sad. Man eating chickens huh!!! You would think, 2 grown men could stand their ground against a dumb chicken. But, then again, I have seen one of those grown men running from a stink bug. Ha Ha Ha!!!! You should have let Paul take care of it for you!
LOL
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