Skyline Drive

Winchester, VA ( where we stayed) turns out it is a beautiful historic town..

Mat's run


My bike ride in the morning displayed cute little houses like this


The junior high



And the shops had a potential Gilmore Girl feel










Shenandoah National Park:
The park is best known for Skyline Drive , a 105 mile (169 km) road that runs the entire length of the park along the ridge of the mountains. 101 miles (162 km) of the Appalachian Trail are also in the park. In total, there are over 500 miles (800 km) of trails within the park.




We rolled down the windows, cranked up the Beatles, and I put my feet on the dash. It was a beautiful 105 miles of sunny day in the park.


We hiked the Dark Hollow Falls


















I don't know about your kids, but mine could spend hrs throwing rocks, poking sticks, and dabbling their toes in the water, while engaging themselves in their own make-believe conversations.








Today's Stats

Listening to: Miserable Mill by Lemoney Snicket

Loaves of bread: 4.25

Water bottles swigged: 4 plus 1 Dr. Pepper and 1 root beer

Carsickness: 1 puke( Gretchen ) nothing from me, not even queasiness. Odd since the roads were so windy.

Gas price of the day: $3.77

Mishaps:

Becket gets a blister on his big toe and was forced to where his mom's girlish socks.









Gretchen was grumpy from the Dramamine we gave her so she was too drastically tired to climb twenty more ft to the top of the hill.

Funny things:
Micah: "look at all the water fountains!" ( waterfalls)

The audiobook finished. Becket:"Where's the next book?" Mic: " Well, I thought we could actually talk to each other. Don't you think that would be a nice break?"
Becket: "No. I would rather listen to the book. "

Micah: "Mom, today, am I four?" Mic: " the answer is still no, not until July. "

Becket had to smell tuna and hard boiled eggs for lunch. His worst nightmares as he has told us before He sat on his own picnic table twenty five feet away.