Day #11- Small Town USA

Today we travelled from Roanoke to Charlottesville, VA.  We planned a stop at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery in Lexington.  As we drove through the small town, we noticed cars parked on either side of the road.  Then we were stopped by police barricades.   We thought maybe we had jumped into the middle of a funeral procession, only to realize we actually somehow made it into the middle of their small town 4th of July parade!  We quickly turned off and drove blindly through the neighborhood.  We ended up right where we wanted to be- at the cemetery.  
This cemetery is known for its hauntings...why else would we be here?  It was totally amazing and very old.  The graves are from the 1800s and moss covered.  Stonewall Jackson is buried here, well most of him is.  Apparently his arm is buried elsewhere as it had to be amputated on the battle field.  An example of the good stuff we get on our devices while investigating- while we were standing at his memorial and I was reading to Loren about his missing arm, my device said, "where" and then "my hand".  I guess Stonewall is still looking for his hand in the afterlife. 
We saw a big bunny hopping around the headstones and then a baby Bambi deer.  We watched him for a long time.  He looked way too young to have been away from his mama.  He bounced between markers and nibbled at the green grass.  Interesting to see such active life in a place of the dead.
We were able to check into our room early and planned to watch the Nathan's Hotdog eating contest as we have done for all of our years together.  We missed the orginal airing and hoped to catch the repeat.   The hotel had other plans and did not get the channel.   We just hung around and rested for the afternoon.   For dinner we had another yummy meal, this time from a Chinese restaurant next door to our hotel.  I had looked up local fireworks and we had considered venturing out.  Instead, we just stood on our balcony and watched multiple shows. 
Tomorrow places should be open again, so we will see what adventures we can have.  Stay tuned!