Day 34: Last Night on the Road 2009-3-14

Second day on the road, we are taking our time going home and seeing things on the way. Today we stopped in Fredericksburg, Va. and saw The Rising Sun Tavern and Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop. The Rising Sun Tavern gives you a look into what a Tavern during the 18th century was like. And found out the origins of many sayings we still use today, such as 'not playing with a full deck' refers to the fact that the ace of spades would be removed from a deck of cards to avoid paying the tax to the British crown. In Dr. Hugh Mercer's apothecary shop we found out he was a noted physician of Scottish origins. We also learned how they used leaches and bleedings, the leaches are about 3 inches long that come from Sweden. The last motel we are staying at has an indoor pool so we went for a swim, it was okay, not like being in Florida. Well this is our last day on the road and we will be home tomorrow afternoon.