Great lunch on the BRP.  The waitresses were not even close to being young, but were very southern and extremely pleasant.  Good food in a low key atmosphere.

There were a ton of bikers riding on BRP.  Almost all were going north to DC.  

Along BRP.  We were doing about 40 when Stu took this.

Inside the mill.

Mabrey Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  Built in 1910 by Ed Mabrey, this is a fully functional water driven mill.  He milled lumber and grain depending on the season.  When the river was high, he would use the increased water flow to cut timbers into boards.  He lso made furniture and wagon wheels.  This is the most photographed place on BRP.

This very nice couple  live in Richmond, VA.  He is a WW II veteran who served in Italy.  There son rides a Harley and he was quite proud to tell us all about it.  He is 84 years old and doesn't look a day over 70.

We stopped at the post office in Roanoke this morning to mail some stuff to Jeff.  As you can see, this fella felt a need to ventilate the top of his van, so he attached two vent caps from a hot water heater to the top of his van.  Perfect.