Hunt Country Classic - Day 2

10/6/18

We left Roxboro this overcast morning with the top up due to very heavy dew and fog.  It wasn't really raining, but almost!  Today's drive will be shorter than yesterday and with the overcast, maybe cooler.  At one of our gas stops, a woman in a very nice '67 Mustang pulled up and asked if we were going to the car show today.  We told her no, ours was tomorrow, but we did pass a sign for a show today close by.  So, she headed on down the road looking for the show.  We were on some very nice two lane roads today, especially Hwy. 522 that was nice and scenic and curvy.  Below is a sample -


Enroute to Warrenton


We got to Warrenton and went downtown for lunch.  We parked and walked around - a very cute downtown with lots of old buildings.  We stopped for lunch at Gateau Bakery Cafe and Tea Room.  It was a little bit of a "girly" place, but was very nice and the food and tea were great.  After exploring downtown, we checked in at the hotel for a much needed rest.   I'll try to clean the car up before going back downtown for dinner tonight.

Street scenes of downtown Warrenton, VA

The outside of the Gateau Bakery and Cafe

One of the halloween decorations downtown

After cleaning a bunch of road grime and tar off the car and a short rest, we walked back downtown for dinner at Claire's at the Depot.  This turned out to be a wonderful place in an old railroad depot.  We had good service and good food that included, but was not limited to, she crab soup, fried green tomatoes with crab cakes and apple crisp.

Fried Green Tomatoes and Crab Cakes

Tomorrow we have a short drive to the show site at a private horse farm.  Details to follow....