Down the mountain to the beach.

We started our day with a tasty breakfast at the beautiful Hampton Inn in Lexington, VA. Back on the road we drove the Blue Ridge Parkway for a couple hours. It was very scenic! We didn't spot any bears (bummer) but we did see mile after mile of stunning views. We pulled off at one overlook and discovered another waterfall and some old abandoned logging train tracks. As we wound our way down the mountain Josh started getting antsy. He felt a little sick so we stopped at a neat General Store to pick some Dramamine. A half a tablet later and we were on our way. We cut across Virginia through Williamsburg (sadly passing on a very nice looking theme park), stopping only for a round Slurpees. Today is 7/11, National Slurpee Day. Did you get your free Slurpee? We did! From there it was down through Norfolk, Virginia and finally over the North Carolina state line. Josh was sleeping so he missed the photo. We'll shoot another on the way home. By 7:00PM we were rolling over the Wright Brothers Memorial Bridge and on to the Outer Banks. Not much looks different from our last trip here 7 years ago. We ended the day with an hour in our most-excellent private pool, and a feast prepared especially for us by our good friend Colonel Sanders. Tomorrow we hit the beach to show off our ripped physiques...