We've been busy with family here in Virginia, but we took some time to spruce up our outdoor patio. We will be here for about 3 months, and we enjoy being outside a lot when we are "home". The bistro table/chairs are the best! It really adds some atmosphere to our site...hahah....and makes our outdoor meals much nicer. Of course we have a picnic table that came with the site, but this is SO much nicer for the two of us. The bistro table folds up nicely so can be stored easily when we travel. The rug is perfect for the site as well...its open weave allows water to go through it. After a recent deluge, we really appreciated that rug as we didn't have to "puddle-jump" our way to the car.
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| Cheers! |
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| Red meat for Tom, Salmon for Sue :) |
We chose this campground because of the convenient location to our kids, but we really are thrilled with it. For more information, click
here. It is very large and has a lot of activities if you chose to participate. There are a few playgrounds scattered throughout the park. Though we don't need them, it keeps the kids busy and happy, which is good for all of us:) The pool is quite a happening place with the kids too. Its been pretty hot, so a nice way to cool off! The other end of the campground features the lake, complete with boat rentals. Lots of folks go there to fish. The mini-golf is nestled in among the campsites, and is actually quite impressive. We haven't had too much free time to enjoy some of these things yet, but we will.
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| the path that goes all the way around the lake, through the woods, over hill and dale, and is half hour walk! (Good one!!) |
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| our "street" (we are on top of the hill in the field) |
One afternoon we took a field trip to Carter Mountain Orchard to pick our own peaches. For more information, click here. We'd never done that before, and were looking forward to it. On the way over, the skies opened up and it poured, but we could see blue sky moving in so we continued on. After a few minutes hanging out in the car, it was like a new day. Unfortunately, there were no more peaches to pick, but....the gala apples were ready! So, we picked apples! There were plenty of peaches for purchase as well, we just could not have the picking experience. The fruit was fabulous!! Just sayin'.
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| going to pick peaches |
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| fruit and locally crafted gift items available |
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| the Gala's are ready! |
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| oh good, the trees are short |
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| lots of fruit ready |
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| filling up our bag with apples |
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| these look so healthy! |
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| going for some red ones |
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| lots of ripe fruit here |
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| some of the trees aren't ready for picking yet and are roped off |
Besides the country store, there is also a "grille" with outdoor music on specific days, and a winery. We were short on time, but we will be coming back here a little later in the apple picking season. Highly recommend this orchard. Its also just a bit of a thrill thinking that Monticello, Jefferson's home, is just down the street. Perhaps he had some of this same fruit back in the day?
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| what a great farm...lots of variety....and its so scenic! |
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| pretty |
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| a view of the country store from the "viewing tower" |
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| its quite muggy, but you can see forever from the top of the hill (By the way, the hillsides are quite steep and drop off severely. The orchards are along these hills. Very nice-but hard to photograph!) |
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| the views over Charlottesville are really nice |
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| most of the apples aren't ready yet |
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| grapes too! |
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| i think these are for the winery (not for u-pick) |
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| the orchards are well cared for |
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