BRENDA AND JACK LONG IN THE SOUTHERN USA

In October 2003 Brenda and Jack Long who were my neighbors on Waiheke Island, New Zealand, visited me for nine days.
We met in Washington DC then drove the Shenandoah Skyline Drive in Virginia to Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
From there we made several day trips, as you see in the following. The background music is "Oh Shenandoah."

Brenda, Jack and I visited several museums and monuments during our two days in Washington DC. See them here near the Jefferson Monument.

The Sunday flea market at Front Royal, Virginia, is an opportunity to catch a bargain. Somewhere in the crowd you may recognize Brenda and Jack.

From Front Royal we drove south on the Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park for 100 miles (160 km) as far as Waynesboro. Then we used the state highways through Virginia and the Piedmont region of North Carolina to reach Chapel Hill.  Here are pictures taken along the way.

There are many interesting sights around Chapel Hill, including Duke University  with its well-known gardens and chapel.  Halloween is the last night in October, and pumpkins feature in the festivities.

From Chapel Hill we made a day trip through beautiful rolling country south to Pinehurst, the golf capital of the South. On the way we saw fields of cotton and old times there are not forgotten.