{"id":3417,"date":"2017-09-20T02:36:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T02:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/?p=3417"},"modified":"2017-09-20T02:36:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T02:36:15","slug":"first-day-of-virginia-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/?p=3417","title":{"rendered":"First Day of Virginia Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday afternoon my dear friend Charlotte and I headed up to spend a couple of days in Virginia for our annual birthday trip.\u00a0 We made a pit stop at the Virginia Welcome Center, &amp; the lady working there suggested we get off the interstate at Fancy Gap and drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway for a while.\u00a0 I am so glad she did.\u00a0 We so enjoyed our stop at Mabry Mill &#8211; the most photographed spot on the Parkway, and obviously, with good reason.<a href=\"https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_141445.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3415\" src=\"https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_141445-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_141445-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_141445-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_141445-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_141445-690x388.jpg 690w, https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_141445-980x551.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We drove cross country and got to the Natural Bridge Hotel, which was our home base for the trip.\u00a0 Supper was at the Pink Cadillac Diner, which was all decorated with Elvis memorabilia &#8211; perfect for Charlotte, who is a huge fan.\u00a0 And the fried chicken was delicious.<a href=\"https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_174506.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3416\" src=\"https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_174506-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_174506-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_174506-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_174506-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_174506-690x388.jpg 690w, https:\/\/bigmamasdaycamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20170917_174506-980x551.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday afternoon my dear friend Charlotte and I headed up to spend a couple of days in Virginia for our annual birthday trip.\u00a0 We made a pit stop at the Virginia Welcome Center, &amp; 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