Potomac Chapter, SDC - Spring Tour 2010
Berryville, VA, Stephens City, Bridgewater, Natural Bridge, Roanoke, Bedford VA, Waynesboro, Va.... home.
Paul & Karen Johnson (64 Convertible), Bob & Ann Devore (64 Cruiser), Bob & Donna Johnstone (64 GT Hawk) Gordon & Sydney Kertzel (62 Lark ), Murray Welsh ( 1950 Champion sedan), Ron Hoff (& Dad) (65 Daytona), Darrell & Ruth Carr ( 55 Champion Sedan), Steve & Mary Walter (56 Powerhawk), Dave & Nadine Farris (59 Lark HT), Jim & Kaye Dowdy (little yella thing)
Potomac Chapter, SDC - Spring Tour 2010
Friday, April 23
Paul Thrush & wife Dorothy showed up at our marshalling point. |
....with his 1948 Commander over F**D Ranger Chassis.... |
..all work by his own hand.... |
..even tho his health was not the best.. |
Read more about this fantastic achievement HERE | |
Getting underway... |
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We passed by some local festivities... |
Lunch at Mrs Rowes, near Bridgewater VA |
Randy Nesselrodt & Chester Bradfield join us... |
138 stairs down (and up) to the bridge |
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George Washington & others, carved their initials in the walls |
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later that evening, Darrell played for us... |
..everyone on the hotel balcony evening enjoyed it... |
....next morning.... |
Saturday, April 24
Nearing the Visitors Center, Roanoke VA |
We're met by Williard Hamill, who owns |
..an Air conditioned R3 Avanti... |
At the Center, we visit the O. Winston Link Photographic Museum |
Inside the visitors Center.. |
Behind the visitors center... |
We drive over to the Transportation Museum
Sunday, April 26
Morning at the hotel....
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This is a short movie of the memorial .....It certainly puts things in perspective |
The Peaks of Otter Restaurant on the Blue Ridge Parkway |
Quite a climb ... |
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But we make a pit stop at a watering hole....
(Pics from Paul Johnson)
We gave a busload of tourists a parade... |
Everyone was glad to see the cars... |
..Especially Shane Brannock, whose father was a Studebaker dealer in Waynesboro... |
We left the rest stop, drove north on the Parkway, exited at Waynesboro, took Rt 340 North and went our separate ways. Quite a fabulous weekend. Thanks, Paul & Karen |