Our first 24 hours in Roanoke, Virginia

Well after almost 1300 miles of driving, we arrived safe and sound in Roanoke, VA yesterday (Thursday) a little after noon. Here's how the first 24 hours went.

LUNCH was picked up from a natural foods co-op and we ate a picnic lunch outdoors at a park. The weather has been beautiful.

APARTMENT CHECKIN was next. We signed all our paperwork, then got everything moved in. We are getting used to hilly terrain! We are on the 2nd floor of a 3-story building - nevertheless it was 23 steps DOWN from the parking lot to our apartment. (There is also a back parking lot where you have to walk UP the stairs to reach the floor beneath us!) There is a balcony that looks out toward the mountains - and from which there was a beautiful sunrise this morning. The cool spring weather means we are opening the windows and enjoying the fresh air!

DINNER at a home cooking restaurant.

TOWN HALL FOR HOPE was next on our agenda. We watched the 90-minute Dave Ramsey presentation at a church near our apartment. If you did not get to attend, this website gives us a pretty good overview of the message - CLICK HERE.

THIS MORNING we enjoyed about an hour walk. The city of Roanoke has a system of greenways - walking trails of various types - this one was just a few miles from downtown but walked through woods with beautiful terrain and lots of birds, squirrels, chipmunks and dogwoods. Again the weather was perfect.

CITY MARKET was next on our agenda - this is one of the oldest farmer's markets in the country, and it operates daily yearround. Picked up farm eggs, asparagus, tomatoes, cucumber, fresh corn, and a few other items!

More shopping for staples is on the agenda for today. I won't bore you with all the details!

The flowering trees around town are spectacular - will try to post some pics later!