Wanted to go someplace different, out of the norm, so rolling down the road and headed to Wheeling, WV. My destination was the Wheeling Island Casino...not much of a gambler, and that certainly was proven, but was going more for the destination than the idea of making big money.
I used to live in Louisville, Kentucky on the Ohio River and got this photo of the same river, though quite a few miles away. The bridge was very cool and very old, having been built way before the Civil War.
From the bridge, got this photo of Wheeling. Interesting old river town, and there was a blues festival there. I wandered around a bit on foot, which is the best way to see a city. Had a great time there as it was a very interesting place to explore.
There were a lot of very old buildings, and some cool things to see. Seemed to be pretty quiet on a Sunday though it seemed a lot of people were at the Blues Festival. That sounded great.
Had a good time at the Wheeling Island casino, which was very nice and a lot of fun. Left on Monday morning, again driving across the old bridge which has a metal grating surface.
Soon I was back on the road, the drive to and from Richmond took me though Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and finally West Virginia. Weather to West Virginia was pretty good, trip back to Richmond came across some scattered showers.
I did stop to check out a few things. This is Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania. This is pretty much (cause the old fort was excavated) an exact replica of the Fort which was a battle site during the French and Indian War. On July 3-4, 1754 a force of French and Indians defeated a force of British under the command of George Washington! It was the only time that George Washington ever surrendered. The fort was burned but posts remained below ground which gave the layout of the Fort. Nice museum there at the Park with some good displays.
Neat place I stopped was Winchester, Virginia. Some very cool buildings, stores and restaurants (plus a Civil War Museum of course). Nice place to get a break from the road, and just some really interesting places to look at.
The trip was a great deal of fun, something completely different with some nice things to see and do. It is good now and then to break away from the norm. I enjoyed the days of, sort of a pre vacation from the upcoming vacation, and glad I got to do this. It is a very amazing and wonderful world out there.
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