By the time we were packed up and ready to leave, the boys had finished their Junior Ranger Booklets for the New River Gorge. They wanted to collect their badges so Rich took them back to the Gorge and I got on the road eastwards. They also detoured back to the mill on the chance that it may be grinding. I was able to stop off at the Greenbrier Hotel. It is a wonderful, opulent hotel full of leisurely vacationers. I walked the halls and had a snack there.
The drive through to Natural Bridge was short and set up was pretty easy. The rest of the family arrived and we made a beeline to the pool. After dinner we went to explore Natural Bridge. George Washington surveyed the area in 1750. He carved his initials in the rock. The land is privately owned – King George III originally sold it to Jefferson in 1774. We had to pay a fee to walk down to the bridge – urgh! The walk was pretty and we saw a subterranean river. We stayed for the very disappointing light and music show. A road passes over the bridge so we drove over it as well.
Our weekend with Rich is over, but Mum arrives on Tuesday for one week.
The drive through to Natural Bridge was short and set up was pretty easy. The rest of the family arrived and we made a beeline to the pool. After dinner we went to explore Natural Bridge. George Washington surveyed the area in 1750. He carved his initials in the rock. The land is privately owned – King George III originally sold it to Jefferson in 1774. We had to pay a fee to walk down to the bridge – urgh! The walk was pretty and we saw a subterranean river. We stayed for the very disappointing light and music show. A road passes over the bridge so we drove over it as well.
Our weekend with Rich is over, but Mum arrives on Tuesday for one week.
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