Blue Ridge Parkway Trip Day 5

Day 5 236 miles

Awoke to thick fog, still. We ran with our flashers on, went slow, and made slow progress. The fog was gone after about an hour, but was still very cool and damp--yes we were having fun! We visited this place called Mabry Mill, a famous photo op. They had some nice displays of early tools and methods the settlers used. As we rode the parkway we saw more deer than we could count, slowed for several in the road. The smells of flowers were in the meadows, and spruce and pine when we were higher in the mountains, all for free!We ate lunch at Peaks of Otter, this picturesque pond was outside the window of where we ate.Here is a picture of one of the meadows, they are pretty in their own way. You can make better time on the straighter roads, too. The afternoon weather was super, until the rain showed up with about 60 parkway miles left to ride.We doned our rain gear and finished, got a pic at the sign, which is acutally the start, but we started at the end. Clear?The a quick ride down the interstate to Lexington VA for a night in civilization with pool, TV, WIFI, fast food, etc. I honestly liked the wilderness better. What stock market? We looked around Lexington some, a city of history, very quaint. We ate greek food. And we made phone calls as the phones finally worked, was so nice to hear my wifes voice.