Middleburg

Thursday morning, Peggy drove the three men to Dulles airport to move the plane over to Leesburg, some 13 miles. On the way back she went to a grocery store named Wegman's which she said was fantastic and had a cafe where we might get lunch. Around noon, I drove to Leesburg airport to retreive the men who had moved and cleaned the plane. Then we all went to the grocery.
And, yes, wow. Their produce department was about the size of and entire grocery store. They even had truffles in a locked case for $369 a pound. The "cafe" was an extensive buffet where you pay by the pound. And not cheap, as two salads cost us $20 and they were not large salads. There were also places along the wall where you could order sandwiches or get various other hot meals. A soup station, sushi bar and more. The meat dept was equally fantastic. One could purchase any ready made meat one could fathom, then there was an extensive selection of prepared but not cooked meat and then the regular raw meat. At the back was a seafood bar where you could sit and eat prepared seafood. Also a cheese bar with huge wheels of cheese. This place might be the most interesting thing I have seen on this trip.
After lunch, Jake, Peggy, Gene and I went off to historic Middleburg which we had heard about. Supposedly the population is 600. We took a scenic route through the lovely Virginia countryside and enjoyed the view. Middleburg was indeed a cute town with interesting shops and loads of historic houses. We had about an hour to check them out before they closed, then repaired to the Fox and Hound for refreshment (water for me). This is home of hunter type riding and home to the museum on that subject. Many of the shops have a fox and hound theme and equestrian merchandise. Apparently Jackie Kennedy has some history of riding here.
For dinner we came back to Leesburg to an Italian place called Palio's. It was rather formal Italian. The food was fine, but the service was snail like. It was an hour to get our food and they sent out the wrong thing for Jake and Peggy and had to redo.
Tommorrow Gene and I will go to Gettysburg, 60 miles away, with the Dennis family. Peggy and Jake have a myriad of errands and tasks to do before departure on Sunday.