Saturday, April 11, 2015

Massanutten Resort


Week of April 4 - 11, 2015

I’m happy to report our travel to VA was uneventful. After have gallery duty at Artistic Roots in Plymouth, NH on the 4th, Carl and I hit the road and drove to our overnight stop just the other side of Hartford, CT at a Wal-Mart . There are, after all , a few we haven’t visited  yet.

 On Easter Sunday , we took great pleasure with the beautiful day and arrived at our timeshare on VA before dark. The check in process was a bit hectic since this resort had over 2,000 units but all things considered, we were in our unit and unpacking by 7:00. A hastily ordered pizza arrived by 8:15 and we were happy campers.

Our one good day, Monday, was spent finding our way around the resort, affecting repairs to the camper since it became all too apparent on the way down our camper’s slide out wouldn’t. Before we left NH Carl thought the motor was the problem but it turned out to be a bent metal tube in the sliding mechanism. We found a fabrication shop to cut off the bent part and drill new holes for the bolts. $5.00 later and we were back in business. Lunch was at Golden Coral which is an awesome place if you have will power. You can also go way overboard. We were strong!

Tuesday and Thursday were very windy and it rained a good part of both days so we chose Wednesday to find something to do. I had quite a list of places to check out so we began with number one, the 3 Brothers Brewery which was closed and wouldn‘t be open until Saturday. Our next stop was the Lavender Farm where the lavender didn’t bloom until June. Stop number three consisted of the Cross Bones Winery and although their showroom was open, the vines were still very much dormant. We did do a wine tasting and came away with another bottle of wine I will want to save because I won’t get another bottle any time soon. Then it was off to Luray Caverns which is probably the 2nd best known underground adventure after Carlsbad Caverns.

And each day I would check the “Bloom Watch” website for the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC to find out how close we were to peak viewing. All indications were pointing to April 11-14. It was looking favorable for us to take a side trip on our way to Assateague Island National Seashore. Since our plans are always fluid, we chose to leave Massanutten Resort a day early.

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