Fun Day in the RVA (September 14. 2013)

Some days are just very good days....this Saturday was one of them. Took a walk (not far) with Kaye to the Forest Hill Art Fair, this was taken early (tends to get REALLY crowded soon after opening)  but got to see some neat things, and also enjoy some good food and music while I was there. Have been going the last few years and it is really a good time on a wonderful day. This was one in that the temperature and humidity were both down from previous years. I enjoy seeing what talented people can do on a number of fronts, and this was a very good time!  

Kaye and I got the motorcycles and headed up the road after the art fair to Hanover County Airport to see the B-17 which was there. We actually got the first look at it in the air over Richmond - they were giving flights in the plane (though at a cost of $450) but it was very cool to get to check this out and see this piece of history flying once again. It is a rare thing, only a handful of B-17's out of the thousands built are still flying. The airport was also really nice and there were a lot of support items there as well from WW2. I have a few photos of those on my Photo Page and also Racing with the Wind blog.     

Finally, we got down the road and headed to nearby Ashland, VA. Stopped for some refreshment there, and also took a quick look around this very interesting town. There is a lot to see and do in the Ashland area, and that included some great roads that Kaye knew about, and we got a good ride in down some "country" roads past some really cool houses and farms. Nice to get off the highways and enjoy some better ways to get around.
From Ashland we rode back to Richmond, and put the bikes away after watching a little league game at the end of the ride. It was a pretty interesting day!