Our last full road trip day was a long one! We were planning to have breakfast at the Loveless Cafe, but the wait was so long that I wound up ordering lunch. Starvation central. Of course, we had to also order a plate of their fluffy, buttery biscuits. I had their dark meat fried chicken with green beans and hashbrown casserole. Although the food was scrumptious, the wait brought the whole experience down several notches.
We went to the top of the observation tower and were rewarded with this breathtaking sky.
We left the park pretty late and still had a long ways to drive for the night. We made a pit stop in the strangest town I think I have ever been to: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. We needed something to eat, so we stumbled in to the Old Mill Restaurant, which was likewise odd. Our dinner, which I don't have photographic evidence of, consisted of a main dish plus a cup of corn chowder, corn fritters, side salad, mashed potatoes, green beans and dessert. What the what?
From Pigeon Forge, we still had another two and a half hour drive to reach Marion, Virginia, our stop for the night. The town of Marion is super cute and we stayed in an adorable hotel called the General Francis Marion.
The final leg of our drive would take us to our final destination, Arlington, Virginia. This has been my home for almost three years now.
But first, we had to stop for lunch in Harrisonburg, Virginia. After many days of eating heavy, Southern cooking, I was happy to have a vegetarian meal at the Little Grill Collective. I had the Go Ask Alyce (a wrap of falafel and veggie with tahini dressing). We have actually returned to this restaurant on other occasions, like on our drive back from West Virginia.
Two hours later we finally made it! Well, that concludes my "cross-country" drive. Thanks for looking back on it with me!
Loveless Cafe
8400 Tennessee 100
Nashville, TN 37221
Old Mill Restaurant
64 Old Mill Avenue
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
Little Grill Collective
621 North Main Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
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