Microtel Inn Staunton

... I was amazed. If I had any idea of investing, she killed it. But, if that type of thing doesn't bother you, then go for it. This was several years ago, but at that time, you were given $100 of Massanutten bucks at the end of the sales pitch, which can only be used on the resort. Personally, if it was a repeat performance of the first time, it would not be worth it to me.
Massanutten aside, the area was just beautiful and would be a definite favorite for nature and history lovers.

... Festival, which was a little cheesy but totally worth it.

--In the same trip we went across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which is the longest Tunnel/Bridge in the US (maybe the world). It’s mostly a bridge, but where ships need to cross it goes underneath the water. It was crazy and really fun.

--We ended the trip by going to Virginia Beach. For how much goes on there and ...

Twelve hours -- for those of you who are wondering how long it takes to drive from Chicago to Lexington, Virginia, the answer is 12 hours with just a few pit-stops. Most dramatic parts of the trip thus far were seeing the golden-domed Capitol building ...

... was our final night on the road. Tomorrow we ride back to Richmond where we have to turn in our bikes by 3pm.

Roads travelled today:
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... end. It had been one of those experiences that made you wish you had just a little dusting of that talent, just a little bit would do.

http://www.glenmaurypark.com/mr fc/

Our last visit in this area was to the Natural Bridge and Caverns, features which the locals are fiercely proud of. We had seen pictures of the bridge in the promotional material; we had even driven over it as it carries the ...

... a lesson to heed! http://www.horsecenter.org/view.asp?id= home

We also took a look at a couple of antique malls that line the 11 down into Lexington. Now in our experience over here so far ‘antique’ can mean anything old – so it could be just an old kitchen chair or some ordinary enamel kitchen ware (like our mums used to have) or even the fridges that they leave on the front lawn when they’re no longer any use ...

... bacon biscuit & country sausage gravy (which was weak on flavor), sausage patty, and bacon. Good thing I picked up one of the sausage patties as they were nice and spicy and with it cut up into the gravy and biscuit the biscuit & gravy turned out the way it should be....very very good. Then we decided to have a second helping so I got two small pancakes and put hot strawberries on top...yummmmo. Coffee was not bad either. So this will take care of us for most ...

... for the ceremonies to take place on the lawn in front of Lee Chapel. The whole campus is very striking and there was an air of expectation as we got a personal tour from Melissa. At the Baccalaureate service the graduates and audience listened to excellent addresses from the President of the Uni Kenneth Ruscio and from Jennifer Strawbridge a former graduate of W&L who is now continuing her studies at Oxford. Much ...

... we don’t need to be asked twice! And very good they were too, we later found out it was a graduation party for some high school students (every stage seems to graduate over here)

Malc took the opportunity to carry on with his whittling, this time with some sweet gum that Larry had cut from his front garden. What do you think?












Lexington is ...

... Southern "gentlemen" can produce. Imagine an auctioneer but every word is supposed to mean something and convey a complex set of issues. My father and Laura sat smiled, and nodded their heads. Upon finishing his 5 minute speech, he turned and left the room to sort out his problems with the dish alignment. My father looked at Laura and said, "I didn't understand a word he said." "Me neither," she said. Having been raised in the South and having ...