We'll probably drive from Connecticut to the DC area and spend a night in Alexandria, Virginia, with Rachel's brother, sister-in-law and nephew. Really, the trip starts the next day, when we drive South on I81 through Virginia. We go just about the longest way across. From Alexandria to Roanoke alone is 243 miles (4 hours). All the way to Abingdon, right on the border, is 365 miles (almost 6 hours). We don't want to drive ourselves or the dog crazy, so Knoxville, TN is probably about the limit for the day.
Virginia
I've already started to check some of the essential websites for a roadtrip -- roadfood.com, virtual tourist and what have you. For whatever reason, Roadfood doesn't list a whole lot of places in Virginia -- only ten. That was a suprise to me. One spot, however, is definitely on the way: Dude's Drive-In, in Christiansburg, VA. This place looks like the quintessential obscure road food hot spot. I think each of us (Lester included) will have to sample a Dude Burger.
Menu at Dude's (above). Dude Burger (below).
Is the midget burger made from real midgets? Or did they sub in dwarves?
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