DAY 6 – HEADING HOME
As I had mentioned before, our breakfast at the Virginia
Home Inn was very tasty and plentiful. We started with oatmeal, then we were
served omelets with squash, onions, mushrooms, cheddar and bacon, along with
fresh coffee, sour-dough bread with fresh made preserves, strawberries, orange
juice, and fresh coffee.
After packing up the cars we headed on up the road to
Natural Bridge, VA. Reuben and Dianne had seen it before, but the other 4 of us
hadn’t so we set off for the bridge. After descending over 100 steps we saw the
majestic stone bridge, once owned by Thomas Jefferson. We also walked around a
Native American village that had a most interesting fence around it.
The area was very interesting but we had a mission to get to
our destination in time to see the Saint’s game. So we headed towards the
General Francis Marion Hotel in Marion, VA.
Once we reached the hotel, we were delighted with its
quaintness and hospitable staff, who suggested the perfect bar and grill for us
to watch what we thought would be a terrific game. Unfortunately, it was more
nerve-racking than anything else. So we ate our way through the disastrous
event and walked back to the hotel in low spirits.
DAY 7
DAY 7 – One Last Evening Away From Home
The day started off the same as all 6 before, with the
exception of breakfast. Breakfast at the General Francis Marion was Continental
and not hearty like all the others. Consequently, we were ready for an early
lunch.
Making our way down Interstate 75 toward Birmingham, AL we
all began to get hungry. So our fearless leader, Reuben found another quaint
little community, Loudoun, VA. We stopped for our meal at Mark’s Downtown
Diner. Cute little diner that had terrific food.
Completely satisfied, we once again took up our mission of
returning home. We arrived in Birmingham around 4:00 and unpacked our gear for
a hotel stay for the last time in this trip.
Miles and I headed over to visit with Christian and Kelly
and the children while the others stayed at the hotel for a little
revitalization.
We had reservation at Gianmarco's Restaurant at 7:00 so
Miles and I didn’t get a very long visit.
Dinner that evening was another wonderful meal.
Now we were ready for an early night and hopefully a respite
for a quite busy week.
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