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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 14:32:37 GMT -5
151 is nice, lots of breweries, but lots of big accidents lately. Id stay on 64 until exit 118 (29 south) which is four lanes, one stop light to the festival.I am avoiding 60. It is pretty windy, I am all about that when just out for a drive in the country but I don't want to deal w/ that when trying to get to Lockn as fast as possible. I also would not want to take an RV over there, again you certainly can and people do but it is not the easiest route. I will be going 64E and getting off at Afton and following 151 and 6 to 29S. Most straightforward way to me.
If coming from south of Roanoke I concur with much of that above advice and would hit exit 150 to 220>460>29N.
I've lived in one part of the Valley or another for most of my life so I've taken every one of the possible routes at some point I think.
Post by southernman on Aug 18, 2014 14:35:03 GMT -5
That is a longer route, I will have to ponder those pluses and minuses...Aug 18, 2014 14:32:37 GMT -5 @endless said:151 is nice, lots of breweries, but lots of big accidents lately. Id stay on 64 until exit 118 (29 south) which is four lanes, one stop light to the festival.I am avoiding 60. It is pretty windy, I am all about that when just out for a drive in the country but I don't want to deal w/ that when trying to get to Lockn as fast as possible. I also would not want to take an RV over there, again you certainly can and people do but it is not the easiest route. I will be going 64E and getting off at Afton and following 151 and 6 to 29S. Most straightforward way to me.
If coming from south of Roanoke I concur with much of that above advice and would hit exit 150 to 220>460>29N.
I've lived in one part of the Valley or another for most of my life so I've taken every one of the possible routes at some point I think.
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Post by coldrainandsnow on Aug 18, 2014 14:55:21 GMT -5
Thanks Southernman, all votes point 29! Too bad we are travelling that section in the darkness!I would go the 29 route. You could hit traffic problems potentially on either route but in my experience that is much more likely on 95.
If you can read (just discovered that image will scale up if you click on it) the 2 routes to Arrington/ Lockn (blue or grey) on one of these images, please vote for the best one based on your knowledge of these roads.... the time difference is small.
Drive time is ~ 3.25 hours, and we will leave MD around 3amish... (Yes, we're from Oregon but we are taking a few vacation days to see DC and Chesapeake Bay....Thanks!
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Post by coldrainandsnow on Aug 18, 2014 15:06:15 GMT -5
Yes, that's the tunnel! Thanks so much for the link, that'll make my hubby's day. We are actually staying one night in Onancock, so glad you mentioned that it's a cool town... I just picked it at random.. we hope to drive to the Atlantic side for an afteroon. and get in the water..... we are traveling from north to south over the bridge, so will pay the toll.... Trying to figure out if there are tours of the big shipbuilding yards in Norfolk area before we head north to Deale, MD...The "long bridge tunnel" would be the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel? One of 7 man-made modern wonders. I have ridden my bicycle over each 
of the high rise sections.
Here's a long feature article about its contruction, 50 years ago:
cbbt.pilotonline.com/
If you are driving over it and coming straight back, do your U turn before the toll plaza (it's legal) and save some $$. Check out the
WWII battlements on the north side (go east just N of the toll plaza parking lot). On Rt 13, Onancock is a great town for a ride around
or lunch on the docks on the bay side. On the seaside, you can drive Rt 600 all along the marshes and through the villages mostly 2
lane but never more than a couple miles from 13. Take it between Accomack (town) and toll plaza. On that side, Wachapreague has the
waterfront dining. Lots of history there going back to the early 1600's.
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Post by smosey wales on Aug 18, 2014 17:08:55 GMT -5
ETA my apologies I just saw that I could have sent a message to CR&S and will send any furthur rsponses off line
sorry folks to drift this topic...
Hotel Charlotte in Onancock? Great dining. Also good and a little cheaper is Mallard's on the water. Get some sweet potato biscuits
from the corner bakery--early before they sell out.
There are no beaches on the seaside south of Assateague you can drive a car to, the 70 mile Great Coastal Reserve is all barrier
islands. Most beautiful beaches, too! But if you want boat access there's a friend who just opened her fishing guide/eco tour/island
taxi and she is a major deadhead! it would pretty much take a day to do that, though. So you can have a nice drive onthe seaside looking
over the marshes but can't get in the water. You can on the bay side at Cape Charles, Kiptopeake and Sunset Beach motel, all at the south
end of the shore.
You can tour the Norfolk Naval Base but i don't think you can get near the shipyards. The Victory Rover is a boat tour for the base;
the carrie B boat tour I think covers Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Metro--big floating dry docks and such--loknig out my office window now..
You get to go through another bridge tunnel heading back north to Deale. Go up 17 to 301 from Hampton/Newport News, not 64/95 one of the most
wretched stretches of road on the east
Last Edit: Aug 18, 2014 17:17:20 GMT -5 by smosey wales
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Post by coldrainandsnow on Aug 18, 2014 18:42:17 GMT -5
Thanks Smosey! I just replied to you off-line via messaging. ETA my apologies I just saw that I could have sent a message to CR&S and will send any furthur rsponses off line
sorry folks to drift this topic...
Hotel Charlotte in Onancock? Great dining. Also good and a little cheaper is Mallard's on the water. Get some sweet potato biscuits
from the corner bakery--early before they sell out.
There are no beaches on the seaside south of Assateague you can drive a car to, the 70 mile Great Coastal Reserve is all barrier
islands. Most beautiful beaches, too! But if you want boat access there's a friend who just opened her fishing guide/eco tour/island
taxi and she is a major deadhead! it would pretty much take a day to do that, though. So you can have a nice drive onthe seaside looking
over the marshes but can't get in the water. You can on the bay side at Cape Charles, Kiptopeake and Sunset Beach motel, all at the south
end of the shore.
You can tour the Norfolk Naval Base but i don't think you can get near the shipyards. The Victory Rover is a boat tour for the base;
the carrie B boat tour I think covers Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Metro--big floating dry docks and such--loknig out my office window now..
You get to go through another bridge tunnel heading back north to Deale. Go up 17 to 301 from Hampton/Newport News, not 64/95 one of the most
wretched stretches of road on the east
smosey wales
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Post by smosey wales on Aug 19, 2014 6:31:44 GMT -5
You got it; maybe even a lay over at BV!
Girls up and down 29 and 81? Sweet Briar, Mary Baldwin, Hollins and RMWC (this will have no meaning to anyone from out of state haha)?
paper maps. Never fail. combine with local knowledge and get on down the road.
but your route going above Roanoke and then cutting over at Hollins avoids a long stretch of confusing urban surface travel
I went to school in Lexington but had girls up and down 81 and 29. Running route 60 at night in my mustang with the Allman Brothers in the 8 track was like flying to heaven. My daughter went to Roanoke College so we made many treks through that area recently.
What's missing today are CB's.
Too late to die young
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
