We had planned to drive the southern section of Skyline Drive today, but there were heavy thunderstorms to the west headed our way and we did not want to be on the ridge top when they arrived. So we went to plan B and visited the Shenandoah Caverns ($31 per person) just up the road from the RV park. The guided tour took about 2 hours and went ¾ of a mile in and back out with a few sections where we did the duck walk. This cavern system has a lot of bacon formations and is very old. We enjoyed the tour and the cool temperatures. After the caverns, we decided to do a wine tasting as the worst of the storms were holding off. The first place we tried was closed even though the website said they would be open on Monday. Most of the other nearby wineries were also closed on Mondays. But we found one that was open and added Virginia to our list of wine tasting states (No 16). It turns out that Virginia has a large number of wineries and we picked up a map so we can try some others. We ended up at The Winery at Kindred Point. We did a sampling of their reds and one white. The wines are made only with Virginia grown grapes with roughly 40% estate grown. The wines were good but not good enough for us to buy any to take home. As we sat back to enjoy a glass of our favorites, the rain arrived and soaked the area. Then it was home to the Wanderer to get Etta out for her walk.
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