Audrey is on spring break so we are going to Hillsborough to pick her up for a week in the Burg! Since today is the only chance we’ll have to go to one of Henry’s track meets, we are going to his meet in Pittsboro.
As you can see she is really excited about attending the track meet. Only kidding, the sun was in her eyes! After the meet, we stopped for a sub and headed home!
Tuesday
It was a beautiful day for us to hike up to the top of Apple Orchard Mountain on the Blue Ridge Parkway, elevation 4225 feet above sea level. We watched the planes home in on the radar tower and enjoyed the great view to the west….all the way to West Virginia!
Audrey got to hike through Guillotine Rock on the Appalachian Trail in the section Grandma and Granda used to help maintain before we got old!
Wednesday
We went out to the lake to see Aunt Jenny and met her at Homestead Dairy for lunch. Audrey, obviously got into their ice cream; it is very, very good!
After lunch, we stopped at the Booker T. Washington National Monument. We watched the video of his life and went through the exhibits. Audrey was fascinated with the fan mechanism the slaves used to keep the flies away from the food during their master’s family dinners! It’s hard to imagine the drive a boy born into slavery needs to possess to gain an education and then go on to found a college and become a famous American!
The rain subsided enough so we could walk around the grounds a bit where Audrey found a friend! It was a fun day!
Thursday
Grandma and Grandpa had dentist appointment today so we had to stay in Lynchburg. Audrey made the icing for chocolate cupcakes Grandma had made and iced them! The cupcakes were so, so good!
Friday
We drove to Charlottesville to go to The Looking Glass, an immersive mixed media art exhibit. It was disappointing! The idea was great but the artists just didn’t have the resources to put their idea into practice at a professional level!
Saturday/Sunday
Henry and Katie came to Lynchburg last night! Today we went to Randolph College to see a modern Native American Indian art exhibit. It is a very surprising exhibit if one is familiar with traditional Indian art!
On Sunday Katie took Audrey back home and Henry stayed with us. We had a wonderful week with Audrey!
Monday
Today we got our biking gear together and packed our bags to travel to Raleigh tomorrow to ride the Neuse River trail. We did go to Randolph College so Henry could run around the track!
Tuesday
We drove to the town of Wake Forest to begin riding the Trail at the Falls Lake Dam and rode south. We had to stop a few miles short of Anderson Point Park because the trail is closed this year due to a sewer construction project. We rode 23 miles today!
We stayed in a really nice Airbnb in Smithfield near the south end of the trail. Henry had a TV in his room!
Wednesday
We rode the south end of the trail today. We tried to start on the Clayton River Walk but construction made that impossible so we headed to the south end of the Neuse River Trail. We rode to Anderson Point Park and back, a total of 25 miles! Henry said he loved riding the trail because of the natural surroundings and all of the unique bridges! Riding 48 miles in two days is not easy for a new rider but Henry did great! We didn’t ask him how his butt felt!!
Thursday
We drove to Mebane and dropped Henry off at his Dad’s house. We loved spending time with you this week Henry and we loved biking with you. Thanks for the drawings you gave me Henry…especially since they have UVA colors!
