Almost heaven, west virginia, Blue ridge mountains, Shenandoah river - Life is old there, Older than the trees, Younger than the mountains, Growin like a breeze... Country roads, take me home. To the place I belong. West virginia, mountain momma. Take me home, country roads! - John Denver
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John Denver is one of our favorite singers. Take me home, country roads is one of his most popular songs, sung often around campfire! For those who do not know who he is or the song, click on the link below for a video webcast of a youthful John Denver singing the song.
Last weekend, we visited Virginia. Instead of west Virginia, depicted as heavenly in John Denver's song, we went further east to Reedville @ Chesapeake Bay. We had a perfect weekend; staying in a huge beach house (the white house in the photo above) on a remote private beach. Our cosy room/patio has a breathtaking view of the sea, as well as sunrise in the morning, and starrry starry heaven at night! We tried wind sailing for the very first time! We also did some swimming in the bay, canoeing on the huge lake behind the house, trekking in the woods whilst enjoying the crisp fresh air and stumbling upon an open soya bean field.
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More than that, we enjoyed the intimate chit chat and wonderful fellowship with our hospitable hosts, David (another leading real estate professsor from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond), Meg (his wife) and "Mia" (their dog). The meals were excellent - for dinner, David bbq steak, broccoli and potato, whilst Meg made sumptuous crab (caught fresh from the bay) cakes with plenty of crisp salad (tomatoes plucked fresh from the vine). Truly, it was worth the tiring 6.5 hours drive each way from Happy Valley to East Virginia (we drove 720 miles in total, passing through Richmond, Baltimore and Washington D.C. enroute). Everything was memorable!
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Rating: ***** (WOW, Once in a life experience!)
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Continuing on the theme of sunshine, here are four more things Americans like to do in the summer.
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(4) Go to the beach (or river, lake, swimming pool or any water body)
(5) Sailing (or canoeing, fishing, or any other water sports)
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(6) Hiking (for the nature lovers)
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(7) Ice cream (homemade daily from fresh milk and produce) .
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