Day 21 Staunton, VA to Manassas, VA and The Finale

We reach the conclusion of the Morgan Pub Crawl 2010 today. It's been an amazing trip with many interesting people and experiences.


Yesterday, as I mentioned, was a very rainy day and the Blue Ridge Parkway was a serious challenge due to the fog on the mountain so the gang gathered in the hotel lobby of the fabulous Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton, VA to plan today's route avoiding the fogged in Parkway.


Judy Buckley, Bennett Shuldman and Margaret Jacobsen get down to planning our route.

Charlotte Hahn found a new mascot for their car.

About break time on our route to Manassas we were near Culpeper, VA and we decided to investigate. A thriving downtown with lots of locally owned independent businesses.

The ladies really enjoyed Pepperberries in Culpeper.

After a rather confusing arrival at the Country Inn's and Suites in Manassas we found reservations promised but not available, room preferences not respected and a general "don't give a darn" attitude by the staff. We really like CI&S and have stayed in many during this tour, but this one is to be avoided if you are ever in the area.

Morgan DC club members and enthusiasts Marline Riehl and Lee DeBrisch opened their home to us and with the help of other members of the MCCDC treated us to drinks and dinner to put a cap on our trip.

With Morgan's aplenty parked on the lawn we enjoyed their hospitality.

Entering through the garage, the MCCDC was having a clearance sale on their regalia and Morgan embroidered clothing items.... half price. We all spent too much on new denim shirts, jackets, pins, buttons, posters and even umbrellas.

Inside, Marline was cooking and dishing up stuff for our feast.

The gang gathered and soon the room grew quieter as everyone enjoyed the cuts of beef, BBQ chicken, salad, potato salad etc., etc. Great home cooking after three weeks of restaurant food. Yumm!.

Charlie concluded the event with a series of presentations to the Pub Crawlers and comments about the tour.

Marline shows off her "hostess" award.

Here, Charlie reads the award he present himself.... and well deserved too.

In all we have had a teriffic trip with no serious mishaps. We had a few broken cars, but all were running at the end of the trip. We had one bruised foot caused by a rocky pathway but no other injuries.

Tomorrow, we all go our separate ways, back to our homes in Connecticut, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Texas, North Carolina and Ontario.

Thanks all, for your kind comments about this blog. It is the first time I've ever attempted something like this and I hope you enjoyed it. Please let me know in the comments below of ways I could have made it better.

Until the MPC of 2012, keep the wheels on the ground and the shiny side up.

All the best...

The Mog 8 Crew -- Gary and Sally.