Reporting in from Virginia.
Got stir crazy, frustrated, and moody last weekend so I grabbed the kid, my partner and just started driving.
Headed out towards the mountains and wound up in Lynchburg.
There were loads of people out and about. Granted, this is the town that is home to
Liberty University, so I was not really surprised to see families pushing strollers and older folks exercising in the parks there.
It was almost a relief, coming after having been chewed out by someone at the local Food Lion for standing to close to them in the check out line.
While Lynchburg, in itself, is a gold mine of industrial and urban abandonments and infrastructure - I had a 1 month old in tow, so we took ... should I say ... a "
baby" approach to exploring ;)
We went to a local park and started sticking our noses in places not many other people would wander around to see.
Started off innocent enough. Showed the little one some cool trains.
Maybe they let you climb on them if you ask or come back on a tour day?
Then we strapped up to go off-roading and found this really...
strange little bridge hidden in the woods.
It led to a bamboo forest that gave me weird vibes. Didn't venture far in. Looked like a nice place to shoot up or take a piss.
Wandered around back behind and over things. Found something to come back to in the dry season.
Finished the mini-explore by taking a break at a vista to show the little one a beautiful railroad bridge. Years ago the partner and I walked the maintenance trestle beneath this beauty.
Had a nice time sitting at the vista until my partner pointed out the most vividly interesting bit of the entire explore - a Cinderella shoe.
Did someone climb up to the vista and decide their feet were in too much pain to go on?
Or did someone fool around and have to leave in a hurry?
Hmmm. Either way, nice to know I probably sat in something.
The mood in Virginia is a mixture of disinterest and frustration. Some people are taking the stay at home orders seriously, but others aren't following through at all. It may not seem too serious when your Governor closes the beaches, but still allows "fishing and exercise" as an excuse to visit the shore.
Either way, we're under stay at home orders until at least June. I haven't left my home since our little outing last week. We'll see how long it takes before I get stir crazy enough to go out again.