* Due to Hubs accident last December I got behind, among other things, on blogging about the trips we took in 2016. I need to get these finished up before I can start on the May 2017 Trip to VA and the 2017 Road Trip report, so you'll be seeing 3 separate trip reports from 2016 in the coming weeks.
Last Summer, between quitting her job at what Daughter called the "Shit Show" business and starting her new part time job cooking at Cracker Barrel, we took a quick trip to Virginia to see my brother and sister in-law, plus my eldest son.
We left on July 15th(Friday)and headed down the PA turnpike toward Philly.
Made a stop just over the Delaware line to the big liquor store(huge variety at that place and no sales tax in DE!)
We did pretty good filling up our cart as you can see........
Stopped in Salisbury MD on the Eastern Shore for lunch at Evolution Brew Pub
We each had a beer and some nibbles to soak up the alcohol before heading back down Route 13.
Crab dip and crackers?
Yes please!
On Saturday we went out and did some more beer shopping.
Or you can watch the video............
Of course beer shopping is thirsty work so a stop at 7/11 for Slurpees happened too.....
This was the first time I'd ever had a banana flavored Slurpee and I grew up where 7/11 stores were on every corner practically! lol
There was a trip to Jake's BBQ Saturday evening too. Mmmmmm!
On the Sunday before we left we went down to "The Narrows". It's a hidden away part of First Landing State Park on the Bay side. Hidden from the tourists but usually loaded with locals.
And loaded it was that hot, muggy day.
We crashed a wedding party......
After walking in the heat we set down on the beach and the Daughter headed down to the shore.
She saw a dog so had to go see that. lolz
Up in the shade my brother had a hitchhiker on his hat.......
Hello there Mr. Dragonfly!
The Police boat was busy that day keeping the boats passing on the channel near the beach from speeding through.
There was also a trip on a fishing charter boat into the Chesapeake Bay for the Daughter and my brother on Monday.
It was just too hot that day for me so my brother went with her.
He is not a fishing person but he did and had fun with his niece.
Old mom here had to show her how to gut/clean/fillet the fish she caught.
It's a good thing she isn't a "girly girl" and not afraid to get her hands icky. lolz
On Tuesday, Daughter and I set off to see my Eldest son in Fredericksburg.
But first a couple of photos....
We took the back route to Fredericksburg. Instead of taking the interstate to the Peninsula, we took Rte 17 to Smithfield and then Rte 10 to Surry and then Rte 31 to the Ferry......
It's a free ferry and runs year round. I hadn't been on it though since high school.
One of the many seagulls that escorted us across the river.
I got out of the car and stood on the deck at the railing. There was an upper deck you could view from but the crossing time is short and I wasn't feeling like climbing all those stairs.
Seagulls on some pylons we cruised past(between the cars).
Calm seas that day. I thought I had done a bit of video while on the ferry but I can't for the life of me find it now.
Oh well......
We avoided the Hampton Roads traffic(so much traffic!)going this route, then got on the interstate near Williamsburg and were in Fredericksburg in 2 hours time.
We hung out the rest of the day with Eldest.
The next day since Eldest son is a teacher and was off for the Summer the three of us took a trip to the local distillery.....
Me at the Abraham Smith Bowman Distillery. A Bowman visited a Bowman.
Hubs and I had been here but we didn't do the tour so the kids and I did the tour this time.
The warehouse were the barrels are stored and aged. It smelled so good!
Sluggy sitting in a barrel.....barrel chair that is. This was after the "sampling" so I was feeling no pain either. lolz
My two eldest kids posed for a photo together.
We spent two days with Eldest son and his fiancée, then Daughter and I headed home on Thursday so she could start her new job.
A short trip but filled with fun.
Sluggy
Last Summer, between quitting her job at what Daughter called the "Shit Show" business and starting her new part time job cooking at Cracker Barrel, we took a quick trip to Virginia to see my brother and sister in-law, plus my eldest son.
We left on July 15th(Friday)and headed down the PA turnpike toward Philly.
Made a stop just over the Delaware line to the big liquor store(huge variety at that place and no sales tax in DE!)
We did pretty good filling up our cart as you can see........
Stopped in Salisbury MD on the Eastern Shore for lunch at Evolution Brew Pub
We each had a beer and some nibbles to soak up the alcohol before heading back down Route 13.
Crab dip and crackers?
Yes please!
On Saturday we went out and did some more beer shopping.
Or you can watch the video............
Of course beer shopping is thirsty work so a stop at 7/11 for Slurpees happened too.....
There was a trip to Jake's BBQ Saturday evening too. Mmmmmm!
On the Sunday before we left we went down to "The Narrows". It's a hidden away part of First Landing State Park on the Bay side. Hidden from the tourists but usually loaded with locals.
And loaded it was that hot, muggy day.
We crashed a wedding party......
After walking in the heat we set down on the beach and the Daughter headed down to the shore.
She saw a dog so had to go see that. lolz
Up in the shade my brother had a hitchhiker on his hat.......
Hello there Mr. Dragonfly!
The Police boat was busy that day keeping the boats passing on the channel near the beach from speeding through.
There was also a trip on a fishing charter boat into the Chesapeake Bay for the Daughter and my brother on Monday.
It was just too hot that day for me so my brother went with her.
He is not a fishing person but he did and had fun with his niece.
The Daughter showing off one of her catches.
Old mom here had to show her how to gut/clean/fillet the fish she caught.
It's a good thing she isn't a "girly girl" and not afraid to get her hands icky. lolz
On Tuesday, Daughter and I set off to see my Eldest son in Fredericksburg.
But first a couple of photos....
We took the back route to Fredericksburg. Instead of taking the interstate to the Peninsula, we took Rte 17 to Smithfield and then Rte 10 to Surry and then Rte 31 to the Ferry......
This is the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry. It runs from Scotland Virginia to Jamestown Virginia across the James River(and vice versa).
It's a free ferry and runs year round. I hadn't been on it though since high school.
One of the many seagulls that escorted us across the river.
I got out of the car and stood on the deck at the railing. There was an upper deck you could view from but the crossing time is short and I wasn't feeling like climbing all those stairs.
Seagulls on some pylons we cruised past(between the cars).
Oh well......
We hung out the rest of the day with Eldest.
The next day since Eldest son is a teacher and was off for the Summer the three of us took a trip to the local distillery.....
Me at the Abraham Smith Bowman Distillery. A Bowman visited a Bowman.
Hubs and I had been here but we didn't do the tour so the kids and I did the tour this time.
The warehouse were the barrels are stored and aged. It smelled so good!
Sluggy sitting in a barrel.....barrel chair that is. This was after the "sampling" so I was feeling no pain either. lolz
My two eldest kids posed for a photo together.
We spent two days with Eldest son and his fiancée, then Daughter and I headed home on Thursday so she could start her new job.
A short trip but filled with fun.
Sluggy
