It's nice to wake up and not have a number of tasks you need to accomplish for the day.
Today it was simply: 1) get up. 2) Drive to Virginia
Amy scouted a Waffle House by our motel, so that was breakfast. I used to live in South Carolina and Amy knows I sometimes wax nostalgic for the Casa de Waffles. After breakfast we gassed up and headed out. The kids listened to play-a-ways (high tech books on tape) we checked out from the library. After a while, we played some mad libs. I blogged last year that we scream marshmallow when we cross from state to state. So far the Marshmallow update is 2 yesterday (Indiana and Ohio) and 2 today (West Virginia and Virginia. Also we were in one of Amy's favorite geographical localities: The tristate area. There we were, just miles away from Kentucky, hopping from Ohio to West Virginia.
As we got further and further unto West Virginia we discovered on the highway food signs a new world, Biscuit World. Biscuit world is a fast food place that seems to be the biscuit equivalent of the Waffle House. We ate at one when we got into Charleston. This was our third meal in a row where the restaurant had the name of the food served in the title (Kentucky Fried Chicken, Waffle House, and Biscuit World).
While in Charleston we visited the State Capitol which is based on the Capitol Dome in D.C.
As we drove out of Charleston, we quickly discovered why West Virginia is nicknamed the Mountain State. As we crossed into Virginia the mountains continued. The last 20 miles we drove at dusk going through a mountain pass averaging 20 miles and hour (sometimes 5, sometimes 40). For some reason they didn't put up any guard rails until we got to the bottom. It was majestic and frightening at the same time. We arrived safely and we were glad to buck the food in the title trend with a take out pizza and salad from the Italian eatery across the street from our inn.
Tomorrow it's the Walton's Museum and maybe back in those mountains to see a waterfall.
Next Time : DC Trip Wordless Wednesday
1 comment:
I'm so impressed. We live 1 mile outside the Beltway and the thought of driving through at least 4 states to get to DC is mind-boggling. We have been stationed here for 2 years and have done at least 1 touristy thing each month. that is as much as I can handle with 6 kids.
Hope you enjoyed your stay!
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