Wow! What a day!
We left Exmore, VA and drove toward the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel. Along the way we stopped in Eastville, VA to mail some letters. What a fantastic town. It’s a small town with lots of churches, but the churches all have cemeteries right next to them. We stopped at the African church and looked at some of the grave markers. Some were so worn that we couldn’t read them. Most that we could read were from the early 1800’s. Amazing. Think about it. These people lived and died before the Civil War. One “newer” headstone was for a man that died during the First World War. Makes me think what we worry about is pretty insignificant!
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel! Wow! The toll is $12.00 to cross the bridge/tunnel and here are some pics to describe it. A few things we would like to note. There is the light at the end of the tunnel and we’ve never seen so many dead seagulls. Yuck!
We got out of the bridge/tunnel and were dropped into Norfolk VA. We had a problem with the east/west road system. In fact, we got lost in Norfolk trying to get on the freeway to get out of town. I told Bob “I think they want to keep you. They love the work you did here in 1969.” Bob replied similarly about Norfolk as his father commented regarding his experience at Fort Benjamin Harrison” when visiting in 1990. Lou said, “I DIDN’T LIKE THIS PLACE IN 1942 AND I DON'T LIKE IT NOW!” Ok then, how do you really feel! Yikes. My hat is off to BC and LC. Thanks, guys….
We found that Franklin, VA has the Tacoma aroma. (Read a paper mill. Yeuww!)
We stopped at the Peanut Patch in Courtland, VA. It was a very nice place. Bart was happy that we bought soapstones for his drink spots. Sounds silly, but we hate having the fabric thingees I made stuck to the bottom of our special water cups. (And we love to drink our water.)
Oh! Lunch! Well, that was an easy trip. We’ll just get off the road and go to Fort Christanna and eat our picnic. Well, the sheriff’s (helpers) were mowing and making a lot of noise so we drove up along the gravel road. We couldn’t figure out the weird fence and track next to the Fort Christanna. Well it turns out that the property next to Fort Christanna is a dog track. The Lawrenceville Hunt Club.” It was weird. Then the sheriff’s guy’s weren’t done so we took pictures and drove a ways and ate our lunch in Bart on the side of the road. But it was a great experience!
“The Slip –In”. Ok, so I bugged BC about going to the "Slip In." I mean, who could resist that? We needed gas anyway. BC got gas,I went in to use the bathroom. (Never turn down a bathroom.) That place was crazy! It’s a 7-11 type place and you walk in and it’s filled w/smoke. There’s some guy sitting in the back playing slots, 2 guys in front speaking some sort of southern dialect that I can’t figure out. It was like a bad scene from some Southern movie. Oh well. We got gas, peanut M&M’s and a potty break.
P. S. You on the West Coast might note the gas prices!!!
I drove for the afternoon. We had a long day. I must say North Carolinians are mean drivers. Tail your butt, speed like crazy, right past the cops. I don’t get it. Most of those mean drivers are men in trucks. Hmmm…. My thought is something along the lines of peanut envy….. I’ll leave it there.
Tonight for dinner we walked to the Chile’s next door. I thought of Nina and Peggy. (Miss you!) There was a lady in the bar we named “Patsy”. Too many drinks, loud, loud voice. We know all about her issues. Good grief! We were so glad when she left. The noise level dropped incredibly! It was amazing that she could talk so much, drink so much, smoke so much and still be heard non stop. Well, everyone’s got a talent.
But she seemed so happy!!
It was a fun little crowd!!
This evening we received several emails from you all. Thank you! We are glad you are enjoying our travels with us. We miss you and love you, bc and gc.
People can smoke in public places ?
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