This morning we checked out of our motel in Harrisonburg and drove the car and trailer back to Shenandoah. During the drive Karlo and I both agreed that we definitely will come back to drive the entire Blue Ridge Parkway. What we couldn't agree on is whether or not we would drive the motorcycle from home or tow it to Virginia again. There is no guessing who wants to drive the bike from home . . .So today was all about hiking and driving across the state to get to Rick & Nancy's. We drove up to the visitor's center and researched some nice trails. I planned to do a short hike, followed by lunch, followed by another short hike. Karlo changed the plan midstream and decided to do one big long hike on part of the Appalachian Trail. I was very excited to actually hike on it, but my enthusiasm waned at the 2.5 hour mark. I was getting tired and hungry and sick of climbing. According to the map we were about halfway to our destination. uuugh. Luckily we got hopelessly lost and ended up on in a campground parking lot. Out of pure frustration we decided to give up on finding the right trail and just walk back the 1.5 miles on the road. This easily shaved off about 2 hours from our hike. And it was a good thing.
We walked directly to the lodge and had a late lunch. No sooner did our food arrive and the skies opened up. Boy was I happy that we got lost and cut the hike short. We jumped in the car and marveled at the fog that seemed to roll in out of no where.
- Water and beef jerky at the gas station; $6.50- Two bowls of soup at the visitor's lodge; $8.00
- Karlo saying, "It sure is nice to have the flexibility of the car and the trailer," as we drove through thick fog in a downpour; PRICELESS
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