Next stop Alexandria, VA to see Alexa

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Well, we left Kalen and Amber's in Alabama.  Had a great time.  It's always good to see family!  Stopped in Roanoke, Virginia on our way to Alexandria, Virginia.  Problems happen in threes..... The air conditioner went out for the second time (first time was a !@#@! rodent a few months ago). It got uncomfortably hot in the car as we drove......We also got a chip in the windshield (compliments of a semi).  Guess we will be spending a day in New York getting both fixed.

Since it was two fairly long days of driving we spent some time on the interstate and some time on side roads. The Shenandoah National Forest was pretty and the road was very twisty.  We were glad we did not take the ridge road since the top was foggy. 


Stopped in a quaint town for lunch - Warrenton, VA.  The scenery was beautiful (look at that dogwood tree) and the food was tasty - especially the garlic butter knots.


The drive into Alexandria (suburb of Washington, DC) was hectic with road construction and crazy drivers, made worse by our lack of air conditioning!  

Sightseeing and dining in Alexandria  was a walking adventure - at least seven miles each day.  Ran into an old truck with a horse statue in the truck bed.  I wanted a picture of the tail end of the horse, but Donna thought no one would be able to tell the difference between me and the horse's ass!

Alexandria National Cemetery was sobering with the number of graves.  Many dated back to the late 1700s and the Civil War.


While dining out one night, we unexpectedly ran into an old neighbor of ours from Dallas.  Wayne and his family had sold their home around the time we did and had purchased an RV to travel the country.  Who would of thought that we would cross paths at a small Thai restaurant in Alexandria, VA.  Wow!

The 17 year cicadas' path was near Washington, DC.  Some newspapers even had food recipes that include cicadas as a major ingredient.  We won't be baking any of those cookies anytime soon!  This young cicada looks very pale but will darken as he ages.


Alexa lives near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on the Potomac that goes into DC.  Alexandria has done a nice job of pandemic planning and increasing their outdoor dining spaces along the streets and sidewalks.  There were also plenty of places to sit, relax, and enjoy the Potomac.  We watched the scullers for awhile.  Alexa acted as our tour guide and even showed us her garden plot with vegetables.




Our next stop is Johnson City, NY to see Don's mom.  We plan to make it in time for her 92nd birthday.


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