PILOT'S PERCH CABIN VACATION - PART 1 - JULY 21ST TO 26TH, 2019

We are back home but I am sharing my diary/

journal from each day while away.  I will also be sharing the link in red to the website, for anyone who would like to take a look at this pretty place, and also if you ever want a lovely spot to stay if ever you find yourself in this picturesque area.  

Pilot's Perch Cabin Vacation - July 21st to July 26th, 2019

Sunday, July 21st, 2019

1.41 p.m.

We have just started our road trip.  It is only about 5-1/2 hours but we decided to leave later and will take a more leisurely drive.  We thought we would stop about half way tonight, as we won't be getting into the cabin until 3.00 p.m. tomorrow. 

Neither of us is sure which skyline this is.  When I asked Gregg he thought maybe Roanoke but it is just a guess. We went into Lexington, Roanoke and Blacksburg on the way to our destination, and all I remember is taking the exit ramp and thinking this was worth a photo.  If anyone out there recognizes it, would you please let me know? 

It was a very pretty day for driving.  Rain was in the forecast for later, but no problem that first day.

We enjoyed sights such as these to break up the journey.

We found a hotel in Lexington, which is about two-and-a-half hours and a smidgen from home.  We rarely book ahead, unless we are going to be on the road late.  Usually if we stop by 6.30 p.m. we have no problem getting a room.  If it is a very busy tourist area, as happened on a longer road trip when we visited the Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, we got the last room in the town.  The next one was 70 more miles.  We learned our lesson and called the day before after that, or at least the morning before we stopped that night. And then also when we are tired we head for the first hotel, as happened here.  Sometimes we might see a place just off freeway exit ramps, other times we find a place on our hotel app. 

It had a wonderful statue of a horse and foal out front and...

I read that Lexington is home to the nationally renowned Virginia Horse Center, "a testament to the area's rich equestrian scene" one website said.  I also read that this Lexington was named in 1778, and many places were named after Lexington, Massachusetts, which was known for being the place where the first shot was fired in the American Revolution, if you are interested in that part of history.  If you click here there is an interesting article about what to do in the area.

But first we were ready for dinner, and there was an Applebee's a short walk from the hotel.  I can't go by any interesting plants without stopping to look at them, and these were next to the restaurant.  They are Kousa Dogwoods and are past their blooming time.

We must have been tired and hungry as one of us usually makes a record of our meal, but the only photos remembered were ones of Gregg with our beers...

and the one Gregg took of me with the ice-cream sundae!  

The beer was a Sam Adams, very refreshing.  I had steak with shrimp, steamed broccoli and fries.  Gregg enjoyed steak with mashed potatoes and green beans, and I shared my shrimp.  For dessert we chose the hot fudge sundae and asked the lady to bring us two spoons.  

We enjoyed our meal and went back to the hotel.  It wasn't long before we decided to have an early night.  When we went for a shower this was waiting for us.  Ducky came home with me.  There is a certain someone I know who loves collecting duckies.

And on that note I will bring this to a close.  More next time.

You can find my other post about our cabin rental here.