We left DC at 11am and headed to Charlottesville, VA. Thank you very much to the DC Crew for entertaining us for the night, it was a great start to our journey.
The drive was short, only a couple of hours or so, which made it a nice stopping off point between DC and Asheville.
The city, itself, was nice. The main pedestrian area was paved, which made easy walking for us and the dogs, we stopped at an outside cafe in the centre for some lunch and walked around a little more. In terms of people and what it was like: there was a Burlington, VT and Ithaca, NY vibe.
On our way out of the town (?), it felt small so I'm going with town, we drove passed the University of Virginia. The campus was pretty, old brick buildings and nice playing fields. There was a definite emphasis on medical care, the hospital seemed to dominate one side of the campus.
Onwards to Asheville, NC.
The drive was stunning, rolling mountains with 'smoke' rising in the distance. The highway wound through some huge views, greenery everywhere, hills, lots and lots of hills. We got caught in some pretty exciting weather, a torrential rainstorm being one. We thought it was funny people put their hazards on whilst driving in the rain: "be careful, it's raining' ... I know, we're right behind you going just as slowly as you are.
We stopped in Abingdon, VA for some supper, we gambled with our rest stop options and luckily this one paid off. We pulled off the main road and in to Abingdon itself and found Pop Ellis' Soda Fountain, it was delicious.
Back on the road and the last long haul to Asheville, NC.
We arrived here late but still had some energy to wander in to the town/city... it's hard to know... and grab a beer at the brewery. For a Tuesday night the place was busy, lots of bars open and lots of people around, the weather was mild and we were happy!
We like you Asheville, NC... just sayin'
More from Nashville (!!!) today and I will then upload some of the snaps I took yesterday and this morning.
See y'all a little further West,
Camilla, Steve, Ollie and Lola (maah that lil dog sure has a big bark) *sigh*
We did see a law firm called the Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen along the way. That's a lot of Allen's.
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