The Final Day (Well Almost)

Wednesday and we decide to take a drive up to Smith Mountain Lake which is the second largest lake inVirginia. It's quite a hairy drive up there along narrow winding roads with shear drops to the side. Deb was hanging on for dear life although she generally does when i am driving anyway. The lake is over forty miles long and is quite stunning.

 

Smith Mountain Lake

In the afternoon we went to the Dixie Caverns in Salem. These caverns were discoered in 1932 by a dog called Dixie and have been open to the public for pretty mush as long. To be honest with you they were a little disappointing and we did the tour with an old couple from Florida who had seen and done it all before and were quite happy to tell us all about it (even though we were not in the slightest bit interested). All there is left of our holiday now is a three hour drive to the airport and the flight home.

 Dixie Caverns

In conclusion we have enjoyed the start and end of the holiday but wish we had not bothered with Atlantic City & Virginia Beach and spent a bit more time in the mountains and another day in Baltimore. The weather also has not been the greatest but it has improved over the last few days. 

Beautiful Bedford (Bet you never thought you'd hear those two word together)

Tuesday morning and we take a drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway through some stunning scenery, the sun is shining and we are in a good mood.

 

On The Blue Ridge Parkway

 

The Blue Ridge Mountains

We stopped off at a place called "The Peaks of Otter" and got a few shots.

 

The Peaks Of Otter

 The Peaks Of Otter

Virginia In The Fall

After that we went into a little town in the Blue Ridge Mountains called Bedford. A pretty little town full of very friendly people. We popped into a place for lunch and the people there were real nice and they were also the first people who have understood a word that Deb has said all holiday (It has been like Marjory Dawes on Little Britain with the Indian woman).

 

Main Street Bedford

Main Street Bedford

Tonight we are going to a restaurant called "Country Cookin" for dinner for some down home cooking. We are yet to find "Waltons Mountain" or any of the Waltons

The missing three days

We breezed into Atlantic City on Friday, had a look around and I decided it wasn't my cup of tea. Too built up and modern. The first night we were there I was awoken at 3.40 am by one of the neighbouring rooms having a Frat Party. Unfortunately I could not ring down to reception for 45 minutes as somebody who shall remain nameless had slept through it and when she finally woke up we got it stopped within 5 minutes.
The following day went down to Cape May which is an olde worlde town in Southern New Jersey. Unfortunately we couldn't find anywhere to park as it was saturday and heaving so we drove back and went shopping.

Perhaps one of my inlaws could explain!!

We booked into a place in Virginia Beach for sunday and monday so got up mega early on sunday morning for the epic journey (6 1/2 hours) and drove down through Delaware passing through Peggy Neck before entering Princess Anne (oooh err) and travelling on down to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel which is 17 miles of tunnels and bridge which goes over the sea. In one of the tunnels i had a complete idiot up my arse the whole distance beeping his horn and flashing his lights because i wasn't moving quick enough. Needless to say he got the finger when we got through the tunnel.

 

 On the Chesapeake Bay Bridge

So we get into Virginia Beach and the same one of us who shall remain nameless instantly hated the hotel and the room which was filthy and so consequently also hated Virginia Beach and we only stayed there one night. We have now booked into a place called Salem which was only a four hour drive, for the next three nights. Hopefully this will be better.