Day 58 – Lexington, VA
We had rain all night, and it was still raining when we got up; fairly early, I might add. The rain slacked off around nine, and Don took me for my morning walk, which was kind of soggy. We decided to make this a shopping and provisioning day, with a little sightseeing thrown in. We got some groceries in town, then drove home and had lunch. After lunch, we went back to town to see about getting Geri a manicure. She got an appointment, and we killed some time by driving through the Virginia Military Institute campus, which is very beautiful. Then we drove across town to a place called Boxwood Gardens, a horticultural park that had been planted many years ago by a Doctor and his wife. We went into the office building, and who should I meet there but another very beautiful Goldie, by name of Georgia. She was four years old, very friendly and well-behaved. Except that she made a complete fool of herself when Don gave her a good butt scratch. I was happy to meet her, but I was even happier to meet her humans, two ladies who made a big fuss over me. We spent some time walking in the gardens, admiring the trees and bushes, but it was starting to rain and we had to get Geri to her appointment. Geri and Don did some more shopping after her manicure, and we went home and had some leftover meatball soup for dinner.
We will be leaving here tomorrow, and I hear we may be going back to North Carolina. Well, maybe, you never know for sure with this crew. But I know for sure that we all really enjoyed our time here, and that we think that Lexington is one of the most beautiful and fun towns we have ever visited. It’s way up there on our favorites list. We’re kind of sorry to leave, but the open road calls!