Monday 10/7
Maggie and Kelley arrived this afternoon for their visit to the Burg during fall break! It was fun chatting with them during happy hour and dinner. So much to catch up on! Tomorrow we will hike the Afton Tunnel Trail.
We stopped at Three Notch’d Cafe Kitchen on our way to Afton for lunch. The new owners are doing a good job! When we got to the trail it was closed! It was flooded during the recent rainfalls and has to be inspected before they can reopen it! Oh well, next time Maggie!
So we thought about other trails in the area, and decided to hike the Rockfish Valley Trail. It was a beautiful day to hike and we completed about 90% of the loop. At one spot the path was flowing water and we didn’t want to get our shoes soaked! The good thing was the stream along the trail was really flowing fast!
Wednesday we headed to Charlottesville. Our first stop was Carter Mountain Orchard so Maggie and Kelley could see the great view of the city. Maggie was quite impressed with the steep road going up the mountain! She would not let me speed down the mountain! After lunch we headed to Monticello.
Monticello has really changed since we’ve been there! A beautiful welcome center has been built at the base of the mountain where you park. It includes a museum and store. A bus takes you up the mountain to the house. We got to walk around the grounds before it was time for our tour.
The tour was informative and Kelley posted an excellent Reel of photos she took inside on Facebook; including the two below!
Kelley and Maggie leave for home tomorrow morning. It was so great spending time with you two! Thanks so much for making the trip! We love you!!
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