Staunton - Days Inn Mint Springs

... you are really interested in a timeshare, don't waste your time; not even for the promised $100, which is given to you in "Massanutten Bucks" at the end. The representative that drove us around and showed us every inch of the place was nice and personable, but the heavy handed approach began when we returned to the main building and was taken into a room to meet another representative. This lady was pushy and once she knew that she was NOT going to make a sale, she became quite ...

... 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 ...

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We got into Virginia in the afternoon and decided that we should get something to eat so we stopped at a Subway and got one of those $5 footlong deals for both of us and one pop to share.

Then we got off of I-64 near I-81 onto SR-42 and started wandering in a northerly direction toward Harrisonburg, VA. This was a really pretty drive especially when we came along the Cowpasture River as it is really heavily wooded but very scenic.

When we got ...

... their daughter, is graduating from Washington & Lee University and we have kindly been invited to join in. We have stopped in truck stops before, usually in the early days for fuel as they have lots of room and plenty of turning space, now we are much more confident with using ordinary petrol (gas) stations. Some campers do stay overnight in truck stops, in much the same way as we use Wal Mart ...

... even tho I haven't much for our 8 years together. I let him sleep in bed and he went right for the pillow. That grossed me out and he's now at the foot of the bed. I posted on Craig's List for a ride to Dulles airport on May 20th. I have the first 2 days in London sorted, as well as the next days in Oxford, Rochdale and Sheffield. Testing out my travelblog - to see if it works before I depart. Comments are welcome.

... will eat good stuff instead of Cracker barrel or Shooney's.  It is almost 10 p.m. and I am still shaking from the drive in the rain. And the map tells me  we did not make halfway yet. The map must be wrong.  Tip: Do not look at the maps. You will get there eventually and it will not rain everyday you are on the road. Later cadets.      

Whew! What a whirlwind of two days! Alan dropped me off at the airport, which was the only time he got teary-eyed! What a tough guy. I know he misses me more than he shows. ;-) As it turns out, after we got on the plane, our flight had to be delayed. There had to be 35 planes waiting to take off when we first boarded. It was ridiculous. About an hour later, we finally made it into the line to take off. We were number 29! haha. So, another 50 minutes later we finally were ...

We went to Fredericksburg Virginia, to visit this charming town that was important in both the Colonial and Civil War times. We explores the Apothecary shop where we saw a vivid living history of Colonial medical practices. We also visited Mary Washington's house built in 1772 and furnished ...

... of the generals of the defeated are still proudly displayed as a mark of cultural heritage. Where you might find Jesus (or Mary) in a Catholic home, you're likely to find a portrait of Robert E. Lee, or even Nathan Bedford Forest (yes, the great grandfather of the fictional character Forrest Gump, see the movie for his other claims to fame) hanging on the wall. Visiting "the South" is at times more shocking and adverse than some of the ...