Days 39 & 40 -Charlottesville to Florence, South Carolina (390 Miles, 7439 Total)

I love driving, i am a rare breed in that I look forward to driving, relish the twists and turns the wheel at my hand. However, its safe to say that after 7439 miles of it I could do with a break. However, there are no signs of that as we are in the midst of one of our most intensive travel periods of the tour. Tonight we're in a motel midway to Florida after a long day at the wheel, but more of that later.

Yesterday's theatre in Charlottesville was fantastic, a real old playing house where it was a joy (just) to do 3 shows. The dressing rooms were kitted out with classic chairs and dressing tables, like something from the 1930s.



It also provided a rare chance to perform in the evening which is always fun. Whilst schools shows provide thousands of screaming children not listening to a word you say intent on chaos, evening family shows provide a suitable mix of parent and child so all gags work and you can actually enjoy yourself. Safe to say we did enjoy ourselves and were suitably knackered afterward.


However, a new day brought fresh enthusiasm for this big old country and being 20 minutes away from Shenandoah National Park we thought it rude to not pay a visit. The place is stunning, and whilst we only had a few hours there we saw some amazing sites and witnessed something not many see.


Apparently this only happens once every few years but today in Shenandoah National Park, the cafe till ran out of receipt paper. Unsure what to do the assistant asked, well she asked the other assistant who in turn asked the chef who then spoke to the manager who had swallowed fly, we don't know why he'd swallowed a fly perhaps he'll die. After several attempts and with the queue building the pressure was on. I got the feeling these people weren't used to the pressure. Chili was cooking, burgers waiting, hungry people grew impatient but luckily the crack team held their nerve and the changing of the till receipt took only 20 minutes- phew!

Anyway, the detour to Shenandoah did mean an almighty effort to get the miles in today. Stops were minimised, Karina had to explore new bladder capacity, but we all made it, and now we all need to sleep. Tomorrow brings Florida, Monday brings 2 shows ridiculously close together, and then a 300 mile trip, Tuesday brings a rarity... a day off. Maybe they'll be able to find another booking before then to make these monkeys dance harder.

Sleep tight!

Alan

State lines crossed 2 (30 Total)
Time Zones crossed 0 (3 Total)
Oil Changes 1 (2 Total)