"The ride from DC to Charlottesville was long - over two hours. Most of us fell asleep and Mr. Nish got some good photos of that. We checked into the hotel and then ate in Charlotte ..."
"Ashlawn Highland was where James Monroe lived and Monticello was where Thomas Jefferson lived. Both men were U.S. presidents and both did great things for our country. They were ve ..."
"4:42 - Welcome to Virginia. Allison lied. She parked NEAR Georgetown. Oh well. 4:44 - Make a wish. 4:47 - off to Charlottesville, VA. 5:02 - More traffic on 66W. Sucks. Finally we ..."
"I just got back from the most fun weekend EVER! My awesome friends threw me a going away party in Charlottesville on Friday that rivaled even the silliest of UVA parties. Special a ..."
"Another long day of driving. After an adequate continental breakfast, we set off from the Charleston Day's Inn around 9 am and headed towards Charlottesville. It was a ..."
"Out of Lexington and up Vesuvius. While climbing the hill the cyclists missed the turn we were meant to take through the park and ended up going the wrong way down the hill and acc ..."
"We managed to get an inordinate amount of stuff packed in the car(yay!) in only half an hour (oy!) thanks to Dad/Ernie (yay!), and finally got on the road around 3pm. After enjoyin ..."
"It took us longer than we thought getting here.....as we took Skyline Drive....which overlooks the Shenandoah Valley....and though beautiful .....it got a bit tedious after a while ..."