Have you ever heard the expression "head in a cloud"? Well this morning everything was in a cloud when we woke up in the mountains. We eased down the road until we could see more than 20 feet in front of us. The day finally cleared and we were on our way.
Today we saw 2 grand houses. First we went to Montpelier, the home of James and Dolley Madison. The house had been enlarged from 6000 sq ft to 26,000 sq ft. I would really hate to vacuum that floor.
Next we saw Monticello - Thomas Jefferson's house and grounds. This was really grand because the house still had original furniture and things. Ron would have hung around looking at stuff for hours but our tour had to move on. He did get to see a Peace Medal --- one of the coins that Jefferson gave Lewis and Clark to give to the Native Americans when they made their expedition. There are just a few of them known to survive. He saw one in the Westward Expansion Museum in St. Louis.
We stopped for the night in Lynchburg, VA. We have one more stop - Appomattox, tomorrow and then we have to head home. We will have about 24 hours of interstate driving to get home. We will be home by Saturday.
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