Undivided We Stand
SO VERY VIRGINIA, Chapter 4:IN WHICH WE SEE SOMETHING NEW YET OLD
Day 5: Charlottesville, VA, to Wytheville, VA. We started today with a driving tour of Charlottesville's northern suburban areas. Unlike the Atlanta area where so many houses are built on 1/2 acre lots or smaller, most homes here seem to have much larger acreage. Subdivisions, which dominate the Atlanta housing market, appear to be the exception here, rather than the rule, based on our minimal observations. The house pictured above, for example, a mere 11 miles outside the city, is situated on eight acres, listed at a price similar to what the same house in Atlanta would sell for on a quarter-acre lot.
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It was like stepping into a time warp when we saw this cheap gas in Daleville. According to the fuel log we keep on our van, this is the lowest gas price we have seen in the three years we've had the van!
When we decided we'd driven far enough for the day, we found a hotel to pass the night in the Wytheville, VA area. On to Charlotte for the birthday celebration tomorrow!
After our self-guided tour, we began driving toward Charlotte, where we'll help celebrate the 88th birthday of Ken's mother. Along the way, we stopped for a little letterboxing and a little hiking. We were pleasantly surprised by a wetland restoration project in an industrial park in Daleville, Virginia.
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| Wetland restoration |
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| A massive oak at the wetland |
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| Yes! Fill it up twice, please. |
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FRIDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2008
