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Sunday – hot and sunny.   Up and out to do the trolley tour around Virginia. Not one of your usual hop on and off tours but the guide narrates some interesting tales of the city and it’s a great … Continue reading →

Thursday – warm and sunny.   Up and out for a day in Charleston, West Virginia. Drive into the city. It’s the capitol of West Virginia. Doesn’t seem like a capitol or major city. Very laid back. Old classy looking … Continue reading →

Sunday – warm and sunny.   Lazy morning then we drive down to Biltimore Village for lunch. Pleasant stroll around. Amazing isn’t it, this place was built to house the workers who built and ran the Biltimore estate. Now it’s … Continue reading →

Thursday – hot and sunny.   Drive out to Chimney Rock state park – see pictures. It’s at an altitude of 2,280 feet, about 499 steps – you’d have thought they could have added just 1 more. Of course being … Continue reading →

Sunday – sun and clouds but at least no rain.   Drive down to the Biltimore estate. The largest private house in America, their equivalent of a stately home. The grounds are big. Must be a 5 mile drive to … Continue reading →

Thursday – grey and rainy.   Turns out our house has two levels. Downstairs there’s yet another, similar sized place, where Alan and his wife live. Have to take the tree hugger mobile back to Hertz. Good riddance. I lead … Continue reading →

Sunday – hot, very humid and sunny.   Gamy leg major step forward. I can now do a yoga Tree pose on my gamy leg. Really useful. I suppose it may help me blend in with the trillion other trees … Continue reading →

Thursday – warm and sunny.   Up early and out to the Amicalola Falls state park. The highest waterfalls East of the Mississippi – yet another biggest and best. The weathers perfect not to hot. Have a pleasant stroll around … Continue reading →

Sunday – hot and sunny.   Yet another minor step forward with the gamy leg. I can now step into a car normally. Drive down to Blue Ridge lake for a stroll along the lake. Then go down to the … Continue reading →

Thursday – hot and sunny.   Have to take the Hertz mobile back and to save a $75 one way charge we’re dropping it off back in Marietta, so it’s an 80 mile drive back down in our home exchangers … Continue reading →