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... us so we will see; Off to Virginia Beach in the morning then depending on temperatures would love to head across to the Blue Ridge Mountains and what looks to be the most stunning scenery (And that would be North Carolina).. That would then be an almost too irresistible hop skip and a jump to Tennessee!!

And to think of all those snowbirds who just high tail it to Florida!! … How much would that suck!!

... where the handicapped black car driver people first started following us. We came away with the Sauvignon Blanc and the "Harlequin" C******nay.

Cardinal Point, black car driver people followed us here. We liked the 2008 Barrel Select C******nay and the 2008 blend CS+PV+CF (NOT a meritage) and came away with a bottle of each.

Last ...

... home. We're still trying to figure out why you pay 1% to say your wine is a meritage.

Keswick Vineyards was next. We tried a Touriga here - it was OK - bought the 2008 C******nay.

And last but not least Blenheim Vineyards. Cool tasting room with a glass floor in the center where you can see down into the barrel room. The bottling truck was there and they ...

... sunglasses at various establishments all over the world I figure every store, restaurant, and winery must have a box full of them somewhere. So my mission before the end of the trip is to get someone to show me their lost and found and let me pick out a pair.

By the time we left Prince Michel it was 5PM and a dark and stormy night. We called around and found Holladay House B&B and took ...

... have been really struck by the pride, passion and almost reverence that Americans appear to have for their historical sites – the guides we have had have always managed to impart their interest in and love for the places we have visited and this was no exception.

Monticello provided a fascinating insight into life in late 18th Century America and into the man who built it. A self-taught architect, Jefferson was very much the Renaissance man ...

Um....yeah. Red wine, pinot noir, is my new friend. Got rowdy with Aaron and Luca. Kelly and Ed made an appearance as well. Went to the UVA vs William and Mary because we got free tickets from a gentleman named Davies. He had walked in on us smoking and could not have been any cooler. And even though UVA lost we had fun anyway. Lots of ...

As we left Albany driving towards Charlottesville, i kept thinking how absurd it is that I have yet to ramble in my own backyard. I've lived in New York for years and yet, I've never traveled south of Philadelphia! Our first stop was Shepardstown, a beautiful college town with

... 8221; I mention my list of purchases because each one of these items will factor into the story in some way. Some of them were such excellent purchases that I couldn’t have done without them. However, many of these items were unused or a waste of money. There were other items I already owned and brought along on the trip that ended up being unused or worthless. If I can help somebody else to make a more informed decision before purchasing, I am glad.

... at our usual Wendy's in Manassas, Va (were we always stop on I-66) and decided that the National Park just wasn't going to be a good idea for today.  So we pulled out the I-Phone and started looking for other activities to keep us busy till about 6pm, which was when our friends were expecting us.  

We picked a new route, route 29...it was a great scenic drive from Manasas to Charlottesville!  We ...

... the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. They were old and tattered and barely legible, but its amazing that these things, written in 1776 are still applicable to society today and Americans live by their rules including this gem "All Americans have the right to bear arms" hmmm I'm not saying anything cos I'm bound to get some more harsh emails if I do. After the archives I ran to Chinatown to get my bus back to NYC to prepare for New Years in Time Square.