Saturday, September 24, 2011

A tobacco field in Virginia, just a short way from the John Kerr dam.




This is the shopping mall in the small city, Clarksville, VA by the John Kerr dam. Friends, Bob & Lori, took us to lunch & then shopping at the mall. This wasn't your regular mall, obviously. It was filled with sections of local offerings of crafts and things.









The plantation house in Virginia, named Prestwould



















This is a plantation in Virginia that we toured







This is the city of Farmville, Virginia














John needed a picture of Farmville - you know - game from Facebook(?)
















We took a day and drove to Henderson, NC to see the stars of Lizard Lick
Towing - a reality TV show that we watch. John, with Amy and Ron - the stars of the show.


















John & Amy




















Amy, signing autographs.






















Lizard Lick's tow truck




The John Kerr dam in Virginia on the North Carolina border. We stayed at a Corps of Engineers campground on the lake created by this dam.



























The John Kerr dam in Virginia



























This was built as a coffee shop - now it's just a roadside oddity.































An ice cream shop shaped like an ice cream sundae
































Giant quarter - a roadside oddity





















































This area in PA had some roadside oddities to see - This is a giant quarter












This area of PA had a lot of covered bridges. We drove through 3 of them.











































































































































































A picture as we drove over one of the covered bridges



















































































































This is bridge number 3


















































The names of the victimes of 9/11

































This is a piece of an I-beam from the twin towers. It was in Shanksville & headed to New York.









































































Inside this building, which the FBI used during the investigation of the crash of Flight 93, were different memorials



































The memorial of the crash of flight 93 on 9/11/2001. It was dedicated on the 10th anniversary- 9/11/2011. We couldn't get any closer, since they were still working on it.


















There was a huge hole where the plane crashed. They decided to plow over the hole, so the victims could be buried.




















































The memorial of the crash of Flight 93 on 9/11/2001























































































This is the memorial for the crash of Flight 93 in Shanksville, PA on 9/11/2001































































































































We left Toledo around 8/15 and headed east to PA. This is along the way.































































One of our great-nieces - Hannah


Niece Katie & newborn Noelle




Great Aunt Ann with Hannah & Noelle






Ann's sister Pat with Anna ( Pat's first grandchild)
















John's brother Jeff, retired















Friends Dave & Maeva at Jeff's party














Great-niece Libby with her daddy, Rob
















Dan & Jean - John's cousin - at Jeff's party






























Now that I've posted the current pictures, I'll go back & post pictures from May through to the current.
We went to Retirement party, graduation party, & birthday party while we were in Toledo.
We also drove up to Detroit to see the place where the TV show Hardcore Pawn is shot.
We got to see family & friends while we were in Toledo. The following pictures are from our time in Toledo and our travels from there to Atlanta.
We are outside Atlanta, GA. Doing most of the tourist sights.
This is Jimmy Carters' Museum


John in a fake Oval Office




A replica of the Oval Office of Jimmy Carter















This is on the ceiling of the oval office










Some gifts given to Jimmy & Rosalyn












This is a decorated ostrich egg






























































































Rosalyn used this bottle to christen a new ship named for Jimmy




















This is inside the CNN tower


























































































Looking down on the food court
































A looong escalator


































The news room, where stories are written & edited











































































The looong escalator








































Neat tower of the Westin Hotel










































Gallery 63 - an auction house - they have a TV show that we watch












































Inside the auction house - smaller than it looks on TV































































































The owner of the auction house







































































































Cindy - the owner's assistant