Monthly Archives: April 2015

April 30, 2015.  We spent the most wonderful 12 hours with our friend Kathie yesterday! She had been at her river house on the Potomac for a rare few days with just her husband David and three grown children.  But … Continue reading →

April 29, 2015.  We love Misty Mountain Campground.  All the water you can drink or wash dishes in! Boundless, instant wifi!  A secluded camp site beside a pretty stream!  Five minutes from Charlottesville!  Plus, I learned later, this place is … Continue reading →

April 28, 2015.  We give Sherando Lake Campground a “10” for sheer beauty (see below), but a “2” for services.  We found that I cannot live without water for three days or without wifi and cell coverage for ten minutes.  So … Continue reading →

April 27, 2015.  At noon today we arrived at Sherando Lake Recreational Area, a beautiful federal park about 15 miles south of the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway.  We will stay here for three nights as we make … Continue reading →

April 26, 2015.  Yesterday we chowed down on a real farm breakfast of eggs (homemade), bacon (not homemade), fresh fruit and strong coffee.  Thus fortified, Matt and Christopher set out for a state-wide music contest in which Christopher played the … Continue reading →

While we hated to leave Chippokes Plantation, we were excited to head to our next stop — the incomparable Wild Hare Farm in Hanover VA, the home of my niece Alyson, her husband Matt, son Christopher, daughter Madelyn, three dogs … Continue reading →

April 23, 2015.  Having passed over and through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel twice in 24 hours, I now have some updated facts and observations about the well-loved CBBT. First, it is not 27 miles long, as I reported yesterday. … Continue reading →

April 22, 2015.  Gosh, it feels like a year since I last wrote.  We’ve been on, over and through two ferries, one million bridges, two tunnels and three lighthouses since yesterday afternoon.  The ferry from Cedar Island to Ocracoke was … Continue reading →

April 21, 2015.  Below are some pictures of Cedar Creek Campground in Sea Level.  This is a good example of a family owned commercial campground (as opposed to, say. a KOA or Good Sam’s campground).  The owner and his wife … Continue reading →

April 20, 2015.  After a wonderful breakfast with Jenny and Dick, we pulled out of Southport at about 9:30 in full sun (for a welcome change) and headed up to Cape Lookout. On the way, we passed through historic Wilmington … Continue reading →