Still Moving On

We haven't had the best places to send emails, and when we did, we haven't had time. Good grief, we have been on the move. Weather is spectacular. In the 70's and sunny. D.C. was wonderful. We stayed in a RV Park in College Park that had bus transportation right on site. Took a Gray Line tour the first day and saw Arlington, the changing of the guard, Kennedy's Grave, also went to Mt. Vernon. Our bus guide -driver was amazing. There was a marathon going on downtown, and he somehow managed to get us around the mess, and we also got to see the Monuments. It was nearly dark when we saw the Viet Nam memorial. So that was just one day. We learned the Metro system and got around to 4 of the 16 Smithsonians. We saw the original US Flag, the Constitution and Bill of Rights, Ford Theater. My list goes on and on. We were so tired every night. After a week we needed a break from the city, so headed east to the Delaware Coast.

There's just so much to see. We drove down to a lovely campground on the Chesapeake Bay. I could have stayed there forever. This time of year there are so few RV'ers so we had the place almost to ourselves. We were near the island where they swim the wild horse every summer. You remember the children's book about Misty of Chincoteague?

We crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, 17.6 miles long! It's part bridge, then you disappear into a tunnel so the ships can sail over, then out again. Amazing engineering. Last night we stayed in Dinwiddie, doesn't that name just tickle you? It's a small place on the outskirts of Petersburg, VA. Serendipitously, we watched Ken Burns' PBS Civil Par program, and ended up today in Appomattox driving just miles from the battles and history. Oh, I forgot, we did do Gettysburg too, but that was before D.C. We stayed in York, and did the Harley-Davidson tour among others.

See what I mean, we have been busy. Decided to find a place and chill for awhile. We'll be here in Lexington,VA for at least 4 days if not more. What a great little place. It's the home of Washington and Lee College, and VMI, (Virginia Military Institute). Was a surprise to both of us. Old town, and of course we are minutes away from the Blue Ridge Parkway.

We try not to plan too far in advance, but we may go to Myrtle Beach, NC for Thanksgiving. There is a Bluegrass/Country Music festival going on, and that sounded fun. Last year we were in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and we loved that Ozark area.

We did get to see Rod row in Boston, and got around that town by train and underground quite well too. We are really becoming experienced travelers! The leaves are outstanding. There are so many trees and they are brilliant orange, yellow, gold, and red. We have only seen a smidge of the Blue Ridge, but it's spectacular too.