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  Breakfast at Big Meadows, Fruit Parfait for Deb, Eggs and Bacon for me!

Big Meadows Lodge - Stanley, VA

 In my carefully constructed Type “A” getaway, we were to go to Longwood Garden, Chaddford Winery, then the Inn at Montchanin, with dinner at the the KitKat.  All that was turned upside down when Longwood Garden shut down because of a fuel spill.  

Deb and I have always wanted to spend the night at the lodge at Big Meadows in the Shenendoahs.  We love the campground, but thought staying at the lodge would be fun.  Even though it was a Saturday night in July, they had one room left.  Now if that isn’t a sign.  As part of the fun, I got to drive the northern end of Skyline Drive (in Deb’s sporty Lexus, rather than an RV).  Some of the fun was dampened as Deb slowly turned more and more green (not a fan of curves, especially at 35MPH), and kept looking at the map to see how much more of this enjoyment she was going to have to endure.

After a short hike, we had drinks on the terrace, and then dinner on another terrace.  All very rustic.  Tomorrow, I think that after a short hike, we’ll scoot down off the access roads rather than completing the rest of Skyline Drive. (I think I got a sign!)