Because of another impending massive storm tracking across the country toward us we decided to make it Fredericksburg Virginia in one day rather than a more leisurely two day trip from Wilmington.

 

After about 320 miles we were pooped upon arrival at the KOA which is about 10 miles south of Fredericksburg ... easy drive up 95 but too many hours piloting the bus. We've stayed there before as we visited Sandy and without many more choices in the area decided to rest there again. It's an OK park deep in the woods and very quiet ... just a long way from her place.

 

The reason for the picture below is that the KOA is located on Guinea Station road off of US 1 and very steeped in history ... as is all of this area.

 

While visiting Sandy we were first hosted at her condo right in town and we have shown the inside of her place before on the blog ... actually couldn't believe it was in October of 2008 ... wow the time really does rip by.

The next day we went to a winery near Fredericksburg called Potomac Pointe and it was great.

Here's Sandy and Jo-Anne as they shopped for some wine related stuff in the large gift and tasting room area.

And the four of us with the wine toast of the day. In the picture with us is Sandy's friend Lawrence who we have heard about for at least 10 years but have never met. He and Sandy both work as contractors in support of the government in the DC area and he is a really great guy and we hope he remains a significant part of her life for some time to come.

Our excellent lunch consisted of a baked brie and a panini loaded with mortedella cheese, tomato, mustard, provolone, and grilled portabella mushrooms ... washed down with very good local red wines.

We had a super time because of these two and wish we had more time to chat about politics, government work, and our futures. Hopefully we can include them in our travels in the not too distant future.

And oh by the way the storm fizzled out ... a bit of a rain and wind but nothing else ... but better to be cautious, eh.