My brother, Ivan, and I had no clue what we wanted to do and see on this first day. The only thing we could agree on was that we were NOT going to drive all the way to Charlotte, NC. We both are tired from our work week and didn't want to rush around. Also, pretty much in agreement that it was I-95 until past Washington, D.C.. Then we stopped at 3 different tourism centers to take almost every brochure offered to us.
We decided to bypass many Civil War sites (Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksberg) to focus on getting an Econolodge just north of Richmond. The capital of the Confederacy, Richmond is a little more than halfway to our destination. If we stick to the plan, we'll get up and
, after breakfast at Aunt Sarah's Pancake House, head west to Appomattox Court House, where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. After geeking out there for a while, it's further south for us, via the Blue Ridge Parkway.
We decided to bypass many Civil War sites (Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksberg) to focus on getting an Econolodge just north of Richmond. The capital of the Confederacy, Richmond is a little more than halfway to our destination. If we stick to the plan, we'll get up and
, after breakfast at Aunt Sarah's Pancake House, head west to Appomattox Court House, where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. After geeking out there for a while, it's further south for us, via the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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