First things first. Wine! The reason I added Virginia to the itinerary is because it's wine country. They haven't been making wine for long (since about the seventies) but there is quite a lot of it now. We saw Prince Michel winery before we got to our accommodation but decided to stop as we were thirsty.
They had quite a few wines on the tasting list but as I was driving the bus I only sampled a couple. They also had this delicious frozen peach Bellini mix which was amazing! But we just bought a few bottles of riesling and we were on our way.
We went to check in to the accommodation at the Lydia Mountain General Store. We were all fairly amused when I asked the guy working there what time they closed and he replied..."we usually close at 7 but I might stay open later coz it's pretty". Ok, so you have to imagine that in a Virginian accent but it was fairly humourous, as were all the people asking "where are y'all from" and commenting "y'all aren't from around here are you?".
Ok so this is a pic of the gang (minus Calli) at the cabin... (please note the rocking chairs on the porch)
And here's a picture of the view...
They had quite a few wines on the tasting list but as I was driving the bus I only sampled a couple. They also had this delicious frozen peach Bellini mix which was amazing! But we just bought a few bottles of riesling and we were on our way.We went to check in to the accommodation at the Lydia Mountain General Store. We were all fairly amused when I asked the guy working there what time they closed and he replied..."we usually close at 7 but I might stay open later coz it's pretty". Ok, so you have to imagine that in a Virginian accent but it was fairly humourous, as were all the people asking "where are y'all from" and commenting "y'all aren't from around here are you?".
Ok so this is a pic of the gang (minus Calli) at the cabin... (please note the rocking chairs on the porch)
And here's a picture of the view...
Calli had done camp America before so she introduced us to S'mores. Basically they are a roasted marshmallow and some chocolate sandwich between two Graham Crackers (which taste like granita biscuits). Here's a pic of our attempt.
The next day I had organised a wine tour so we went around to 4 of the local wineries to sample their wines. The first one we went to was Barboursville and it turned out to be the best of the four, but as usual we didn't buy anything at the first winery. haha. Here's a picture of Christian and I sampling some of their wine.
As I was planning the trip I'd found a website listing crazy things to see in America. Anyway, only a few were on our route but this one was worth the detour. It's in Natural Bridge Virginia and it's called Foam Henge (yes, Foam). And just for comparison I've included one of the real thing. I'm sure you can tell which is which just based on the colour of the sky. haha
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