GALAX, VA: Another Great Week!

Sunset Thursday

Until the last couple of days, the weather has been fairly pleasant although very breezy at times. Rain returned to the area on Friday.

 

Wednesday, Oct. 8, was our 48th wedding anniversary.  We went to a Chinese buffet for lunch (Hank's choice), and drove around the mountains north and west of Galax, ending up in Floyd about 35 miles from the campground.  There's a general store in the old downtown area that's famous because on the weekends they roll all of the merchandise out of the way and have mountain music concerts and jam sessions.  The store wasn't as large as we expected, but interesting nonetheless.


 We treated ourselves to some homemade ice cream treats just down the street.  It was a beautiful fall day to be out and about, and we finished the day with a great dinner at Bogey's (Selene's choice) which overlooks the Galax Municipal Golf Course. When we returned to the campground, we found that Dave and Kay from the camping club had arrived.


Thursday we decided we needed a new American flag as the old one had deteriorated too much to be saved.  Once again, we we made our way to WalMart for a new, and better quality,  3 ft. x 5ft. flag which should hold up better to wind, rain and sun.   Three more of the couples in our group arrived, and we all went to dinner at the Mountain Surf Seafood  Restaurant just down the road from the campground in Ennis, NC.





Friday, we drove north on the Blue Ridge Parkway for 40 miles to Mabry's Mill near Meadows of  Dan, VA.


Once again we had a beautiful drive surrounded by  developing fall colors.  We joined our friends in the  restaurant for lunch and conversation.  Another couple joined us at the campground in the afternoon.  Friday evening, we shared a pot luck dinner with more great food and small talk.  Dinner was followed by our Good Sam chapter's meeting and a short devotional service.

Saturday morning brought some partly cloudy skies but rain returned by afternoon.  The group drove to downtown Galax and had dinner at the Galax Smokehouse .  After dinner,  we all thought we needed some more nourishment, so we made an after-dinner stop  at The Dairy Bar for ice cream treats.

This morning (Sunday), it was time for good-byes as everyone else in our group left the campground, with rain falling again. By afternoon, we were one of only a few RVs left on the premises.  We'll be here until Wednesday, when we'll drive down the mountain to the Winston-Salem area.