We began our last full day of vacation by taking turns wishing Rebecca a very happy 18th birthday! (Wow...that was a fast 18 years!) Then we made about an hour drive to Cumberland Gap National Park. We began the day taking a 2.4 mile hike to a place where three states come together.
Here are three of us...each signaling the state they're in. Anne in Tennessee, Erik in Virginia and Rebecca in Kentucky. (That's a "K" Rebecca??)
Once we finished our hike, we went to an overlook where we were able to look out on a lot of the park, including the place we'd hiked. Then we went to the Visitor Center to see films on the park and on Daniel Boone. Once we were done with the films, we hit the road towards Roanoke, VA, where we're spending the night. On the way, we stopped at a convenience store, so that Rebecca could take advantage of her new age and purchase a lottery scratch ticket. She went to the counter and when she tried to purchase the ticket, she was carded. She finally got out to the car and scratched the ticket. (It wasn't a winner.)
We made our way to Roanoke, checked in to our hotel and then went out for a birthday dinner. After dinner, we picked up an ice cream cake and headed up a Roanoke hillside to the Roanoke Star, which we also visited two years ago when coming through this area.
In front of the star and overlooking Roanoke, we all had cake. Some young children even came over to us to give their own rendition of "Happy Birthday", which was incredibly precious!
Though it was a bit windy, we finally managed to get the candles lit and Rebecca blew them out.
It was a wonderful ending to another terrific day. We've been very lucky on this vacation with most things working out as planned and with the exception of some difficult heat in some places, even the weather mostly cooperated.Tomorrow morning, Sunday, we'll leave Roanoke early to head home. If all goes well, we should be home in the evening. Thanks for sharing our travels with us and once again, HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY REBECCA!
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