We left last Friday for a road trip of about 2,000 miles (roundtrip) to Charleston, West Virginia. The occasion? Mandy's wedding! The two 1/2 days of driving went well with overcast skies most of the time. The barren hills and mountains were sure a change from the palm trees I'm looking at outside my window! The tunnels we passed through so many times when driving from Cleveland to the Keys were still fun to go through.
The last 1/2 day we detoured through the New River Gorge area in southern WV. It was a really neat bridge and had a nice visitor center that explained how the bridge (the longest single arch bridge in the western hemisphere) was built. Note the snow on the ground. Brrrr.....
The gorge was really nice - turns out Pat and Becky had white water rafted down it some years ago. We found a great Inn by the river for a valentine lunch and then headed on to Charleston.
We knew we had arrived in Charleston when we spotted the gold-domed capitol building! A visit was attempted but there were no parking places for blocks around it - not sure what was going on but lots of official looking vehicles. Everyone from out of town gathered for dinner Sunday night near the hotels but we had time to explore the riverfront during the afternoon - it was a beautiful but cold day.
Valentine's Day: Warren walked Mandy down the isle, the former state supreme court justice married Mandy and Jason and all celebrated! For more wedding pictures, go to: https://picasaweb.google.com/lfrankooh/MandyAndJasonSWedding?authkey=Gv1sRgCJT1-diWw7aSPA#
Up early Tuesday morning - with a layer of heavy frost on the windshield. Really? We need to be headed south! Overall, a great road trip but we're happy to be home :-)
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