We had our first successful day of wandering. On Carlynn's suggestion, we headed from Richmond on Rte. 60 to Natural Bridge. Finally a drive off the interstate! Once we hit the Blue Ridge Mountains, we were treated to a true mountain drive on a narrow two lane road with many switchbacks - traveling at 25 - 30 mph was fast enough. We followed a logging truck at 10 mph for a little while - that was a little too slow. Natural Bridge is a like a jumbo Arch Rock on Mackinac Island. As it was a cold day, there was only a few people there. Included was a walk to a native Monacan Indian village reconstruction with an informative Native & a walk to a waterfall. All in a days work............Afterward, we broke our rule and got on the interstate (I-81) - hey, we have a lot of ground to cover! We are staying tonight in Whytheville, VA - its in the corner of NC, TN, and VA. We stopped at a Red Roof Inn & discovered pets are free & welcome at Red Roofs. No more sneaking Larry into a room - we might be seeing a lot of Red Roof Inns on this trip! We are heading toward Memphis tomorrow.