Road Trip to Thomas, WV

We purchased a new used 2010 Honda CR-V and decided to take her out on a little road trip to Thomas, West Virginia. Roughly an hour in, we veered somewhat off route to hit one of our favorite sandwich shops, Forlano's Market in Plains, VA where they have a delicious BLT sandwich. It's really a bacon sandwich. With satisfied bellies, we took the scenic route to Thomas, a drive filled with beautiful views of the West Virginia farmlands and mountains to include Seneca Rocks. We just love spending weekends in Thomas - we saw a great band,The Spring Standards, at the Purple Fiddle, hiked Douglas Falls, swam in a local swimming hole along the Dry Fork river, and more importantly spent time catching up with John, Julia's brother. All in all it was a great trip one where we could enjoy one of America's beautiful outdoors before heading to Quito.

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Thanksgiving Vacation 2012

Julia and I were fortunate to travel back to the East Coast for the Thanksgiving holiday with stops in D.C., Roanoke, Virginia, Summersville, WV, and Thomas, WV. Many thanks to those who hosted us and met us along the way. Below are some pics from our trip. Click here to view the entire album.

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Roanoke, VA

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Bright Family

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Uncle Bill carving the turkey

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Silas and Julia

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Daisy and Silas playing hide and seek

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Sunset over Thomas, WV

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Greg, Maggie, Julia, and Sal