Day 2

Today's plan was to drive the rest of Skyline Drive and then continue onto the Blue Ridge Parkway and drive to Fancy Gap, VA to spend the night. The distance is only about 250 miles, but for most of the way, given the nature of the road, you can only drive about 30 - 35 mph.

We started the day with breakfast ... cinnamon rolls ... the new Coleman box oven I had bought is awesome ... it's going to take a little bit of getting used to it, but it definitely works really well. The cinnamon rolls were slightly overdone ... the next time will be much better.

After breakfast, we got packed up and decided to do a short hike to a waterfall near the campground. The trail map indicated that it was a very steep trail ... and it was. Downhill all the way going to the waterfall and uphill all the way coming back. It was a really nice waterfall so the hike was worth it.

When we got back to our car, we were changing out of our hiking boots and we saw a young couple walking towards the trailhead with what appeared to be a photographer. They appeared to be newlyweds, or perhaps will be married soon. The young lady was wearing a dress and heeled shoes and the young man was wearing blank pants, a white shirt, a vest and dress shoes. We didn't stick around to find out, but I REALLY hope they weren't planning to hike down to the waterfall!!!!!

After the hike, we started the drive to our destination. We reached the end of Skyline Drive and then continued onto the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The Blue Ridge Parkway was even "windier" and "hillier" than Skyline Drive. After a while, Josh started to feel a bit car sick, so we decided to cut the drive on the Parkway short and return to the interstate. We stayed on the Parkway for about 115 miles to Roanoke, VA and then took the interstate from their to our destination for the night. In reality, I don't think we saved much time, but at least Josh felt better and had internet access.

When we arrived at the campground, we set up the trailer and got settled in. This was our first chance to fully test the electricity in the trailer. The good news, is that everything worked great, including the air conditioner!!!

Next up was dinner ... It was taco night!

Tomorrow morning we leave for Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee. I think there's a pretty good likelihood that we won't have any internet or cell phone access while we're there, so I don't expect to post to the blog again until Monday night, but of course, you never know.