This was an uneventful day, traveling through southern Virginia toward the coast. I was struck by this unusual barber shop in Boone's Mill, just outside of Roanoke. The signs admonish visitors about "no loitering" and "no pets on the lawn," but there is no lawn, and I can't imagine one wanting to loiter around this former church/ now barber shop! The sight of the barber pole on the wall near the stained glass windows is really odd.
We passed lots of these Virginia farmhouses today on our 240 mile trek. We saw them in all conditions - beautifully restored, fairly weathered, totally rundown with trees growing inside and all around. We even saw a pink one.
We passed one of the 33 Virginia Bicentennial Farms on Highway 58 East. I knew it was something of note, but didn't understand until I had a chance to search the internet. A Bicentennial Farm is one that has been owned by the same family for 200 years. Remarkable!
My impressions of today: lots of furniture manufacturing and outlets are in this part of Virginia, we crossed a fabulous River/Lake at Clarksville, we saw every kind of residence from tarpaper shacks to multi-million dollar farms - all walks of life lined the highway.
We ended up in Franklin, Virginia, just outside of Suffolk where tornadoes devastated more than 100 homes just 5 days ago. The community is pulling together to help one another.
For the next two or three nights we will be at Nags Head, North Carolina with no internet access. Don't worry, I'll be recording my thoughts and impressions, and taking photos like crazy. I expect to be posting again by Tuesday.
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