Tuesday - Part Two

Well, it is after the session... about 24 hours afterwards, but hey - here we are!

Like I said, we spent yesterday morning at the home Patrick Henry lived in from 1771-1778, Scotchtown. It is called Scotchtown, because it was originally a sort of "manor house" for a settlement of Scotch immigrants. The settlement never really came to fruition as many of them died of disease and some other issues came up (if I remember correctly...) Anyhow, eventually the house had to be sold to pay some debts, and Mr. Henry picked it up at an incredible deal.

We had to divide into 4 groups to tour the home, and some had better tour guides than others, but overall they were very good. Our tour guide was excellent and very excited about Henry, his character as a man, and his family, the Great Awakening and more! We could have spent lots of time with her, but we had to get on our way to Monticello.



After a gorgeous drive through the Virginia countryside, we made it to Monticello with just moments to spare.

We got our group tickets and then headed over to the shuttle that would take us up the Little Mountain to the Monticello house.

Monticello is just a very fascinating and lovely residence built by a very brilliant and unique man. And the grounds, the gardens and the view are just absolutely incredible!

While we were there, the weather was absolutely beautiful, but as we made our way back down the mountain to our vehicles, the clouds began to roll in and the thunder started rumbling and raindrops started falling... We're so grateful that the Lord held them back until as we left.

The walking path down the mountain back to the parking lot takes visitors past the Jefferson family graveyard - where is buried Thomas Jefferson himself. It is a lovely path and if you ever visit Monticello, if you have the time, take the walk!