Monday, May 11, 2026

Spring Fling 2026 - Day 13: Lot docking in Virginia

We crossed into Virginia from Kentucky today, only drove 274 miles, about halfway to a COE at Philpott Lake.  From there, after 3 nights at the COE, we'll be staying with friends near Marshall, VA.

This is a one night stay (basically breaking up 500+ mile drive).

We're lot docking at a Harvest Host location, the 3 sites have electriciry and water.  We're the only rig here this Monday night.

We sampled their craft Bourbon, pretty good stuff.  One is supposed to patronize a Harvest Host's wares so we had some samples and a cocktail.  We also procured a bottle of their Smoothbore Bourbon.

The name of the place is Axe Handle Distilling in Pennington Gap, VA.


Being a former artillery guy, I'll admit the picture of a cannon was a factor in my choosing the bourbon above.

It's been years since we've stayed at a Harvest Host, this one was a nice one.

2 comments:

RichardM said...

You are moving pretty fast (or I'm not paying attention). We really like Harvest Hosts. While the expense may be about the same as an RV park, you get much more for your dollars spent than just a parking place.

redlegsrides said...

Took us 13 days to get here, RichardM, pretty meandering....now reconsidering the use of COEs since they're a bit out of the way here in the Appalachian area.