Blowing Rock to Lexington, Virginia

Sorry we have been a bit slow with the posts but it's been hectic and we haven't always had a good wifi connection ... ;-(

Today was rather cold at about 10⁰C (46⁰F) and at 8:00am the sun had not yet come out.  We had a nice selection of food for breakfast after which we packed the car and headed off to the Blue Ridge Parkway.  Our first stop was at the North West Trading Post where they had a quaint little shop with some really nice arts and crafts.  This Parkway is just so scenic and you see the mountains and trees for miles ahead of you.  Our next stop was at the Blue Ridge Music Centre which celebrates the history and performance of old time mountain music of Virginia and North Carolina and is mainly concerned with local artists who best show this history.  Every summer it has a schedule of events related to a concert series.

From there we came off this highway and made a stop in Galax at the Mc Donalds to use their wi-fi (which was also a good excuse to have something to drink) so that we could plot where we were going.  We then popped into a grocery store and got some ready made lunch to eat whilst on the road.  We headed off to Lexington.  There was a horse show on during the week-end and the few motels we enquired at were full and we eventually found a Days Inn a little out of town. 

After unpacking we headed off into town but the visitors centre had shut at 5pm, so we walked around the town for a bit and stopped by a couple of the shops that were open.  We then headed off to the “Country Cookin” restaurant for supper.  This was a buffet and you should have seen the type and size of the people there.  You would swear that they had not eaten for a week.  Their plates were piled high with food and they even went for seconds and thirds!!!!

After dinner and lots of laughs we stopped off at a Walmart for some supplies before making our way back to our motel.

Michelle and Dereck signing off ….