We have spent the last four nights in Pocahontas State Park near Chesterfield, Virginia west of Richmond at an electric/water site that we reserved online. It's been a great stay. We've been close to some great interpretive sites to expand our understanding of various...
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Sherwood Forest Plantation
Grandson and House Tour Video John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States was a bit of a political maverick. Although he originally aligned with President Jackson and the Democratic Party by 1840 he was on the Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison with the...
Appomattox Court House 1865
Above photos and brochure cover from our 1975 trip album Back in September 1975 when we two were learning how to road trip serendipitously, the two of us stumbled upon Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. On that visit we particularly remember standing in...
The Sailor’s Creek Battles
State Park Video In the aftermath of the Siege of Vicksburg and the Fall of Richmond, General Lee retreated west in with a plan to obtain badly needed supplies at Farmville before turning south to meet up with General Johnston’s forces at Raleigh, North Carolina but...
Petersburg National Battlefield
Visitor Center Video What a meaningful Memorial Day this has been. Since our trip this morning from South Forty Campground near Petersburg, Virginia to Pocohantas State Park, near Chesterfield, Virginia east of Richmond would have taken only half an hour, we headed...
Isle of Wight County Museum
Isle of Wight Video With an estimated driving time of two hours between overnight stops today, we had time for to head into the historic town of Smithfield, Virginia to visit the most delightful Isle of Wight County Museum where Teresa enthusiastically greeted us and...
Crazy Pizza Again
It's become tradition. Wytheville, Virginia is a convenient stop on our way out or on our way home along I-81 and the Wytheville KOA offers Crazy Pizza. Tonight as we head home we have nothing more than breakfast makings in the T@B refrigerator so the prospect of a...
Fancy Gap
It's a place that's been on Karen's mental map since high school years when she corresponded with a friend who lived in this tiny town just off the Blue Ridge Parkway and today it a great place to grab a Sunday lunch at the Lake View Restaurant before beginning...
Wytheville
Many times we've stopped at the Wytheville KOA but always for a single night's stay on trips between North Carolina and northeastern Ohio. This time we paused for a long weekend. Got pizza the first night, had an opportunity for a delightful conversation with one of...
Skyline in the Rain
See Park Videos What a beautiful experience! We broke camp at Loft Mountain and headed north on the Skyline Drive through rain and fog. Traffic was light and we took our time occasionally pulling over to allow a faster driver to pass while we admired the vista. This...
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Burgh House Hampstead
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.
Wicked The Musical
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens
London’s National Portrait Gallery’s temporary exhibition, “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens” presents an amazing collection of portraits, jewelry, personal effects, books, costumes, and more to illustrate not only the lives of the six women who married the second Tudor king, but the effort across five centuries to keep their memory alive.