Top combos - an afternoon of wine and rural heritage followed by an evening of Cuban music and hula hooping.
Excuse the mixed-cultural metaphor but this was the ying and yang of American life, all in one day. Opposing political affiliations aside... we loved the crazy tree house with inner-trunk ladder rising some 20 feet to a platform above (exit ramp pictured) plus the motorised raft that took us across the water to scan for 'gators' and wave at the passing steam boats.Amidst the unusual flavours of Virginian wines - our votes went to Saude Creek's Merlot and Wind Song vineyard's whites. We got to see Barefoot Puppets in action, taking the Little Red/Bread Hen to Germany and Paris with inimitable style and top European accents - yes, even the English worked for us. M's shoe featured as a mouse!
Back in the city, beneath light drizzle we got out the picnic rug, lentil cheese bake and red wine and savoured Bio-Ritmo and the fact that there were familiar faces in the crowd, even a school friend for M - the perfect close to the weekend.
