Yesterday was the longest drive we’ll have on our whole trip. We left Front Royal at about 10 a.m. and headed for Roanoke and a stop at the Virginia Museum of Transportation (we had originally planned an outdoor activity but it was pouring rain again). The museum was nice, and there were hardly any people there. They had a giant O-Scale train, an incredibly detailed model of a circus (including trains), about a dozen cars, a display on buses, and quite a few train cars. It was a good spot for a pit stop and we were refreshed and ready for another 5 hours in the car. We stopped at Cracker Barrel for dinner outside of Knoxville TN, and arrived at Elijah, Kristin, & Josh’s house at about 10:30 p.m. (9:30 local time). A looong day.
This morning the kids slept until 9 and we took it easy until lunchtime, when we headed out to a beautiful spot where the kids could play in the river. The highlight was the ride back up the steep and bumpy road…like a Tennessee roller coaster. We all took naps this afternoon, and went out to dinner. Thankfully, everyone is in bed now and I can have some peace. aaaaahhhhh…
Here’s a satellite image of where we are. It’s so beautiful here!
Take some Dramamine and crank up the Dueling Banjos:
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