Once again we have changed our plans due to the weather forecast. Originally we planned to stay 2 nights at the campground and avoid traveling on the Blue Ridge Parkway on Sunday when, by all accounts, the traffic can be busy. But, rain is forecast for Monday and Tom has developed a nasty cold so we thought it best to beat feet to our next destination and avoid having to travel in the rain with a sick Tom! So, after some great coffee and delicious juice drink courtesy of Terry, we sadly left our friends with promises to meet on our (and theirs) next road trip. In no time we were back on the parkway which was very quiet with little traffic, I assume this was because it was a bit of a cloudy day.
We were treated to beautiful roads and incredible scenery:
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All American Road. The parkway runs for 469 miles through Virginia and North Carolina, mostly along the Blue Ridge, a major mountain chain that is part of the Appalachian Mountains. Construction started in 1935 during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt and took 52 years to complete. No commercial traffic is allowed and there are no major intersections making it a perfect road for touring by all kinds of traffic. We were able to exit to a small town called Blowing Rock, where we had lunch at the Blowing Rock Market; voted the number one gas station in USA. A brilliant stop with a fantastic lunch, a gourmet market and we filled up with Gas - one stop shopping - my kind of place!
We continued along the Parkway until we came to Floyd, VA, our stop for the night. We checked into the very comfortable Floyd Hotel, who happily were able to accommodate us for the extra night.
Trip Mileage: 242. Moving time: 6 hours.
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