valleysailor

my favorite place on this planet so far! Won a weekend in the penthouse at Windsor Court Hotel, limo, dinner in the Grill Room – everything! Also spent a week there last April (2010) for the French Quarter Festival which is much more fun, less expensive, and less crowded but with richer local entertainment than Jazz Fest. It is a local’s favorite.

If you get to NOLA, be sure to enjoy a ferry ride across the Big Muddy on either the Algiers or Gretna ferry, both running from Canal St.

I used to work at MMZ in the ‘Whiskers’ gift shoppe. I loved being up there on that mountain every day, and loved the animals. I think I truly found myself in the year I spent there before moving back to South Carolina, but I visit every chance I get.
MMZ sits on top of Mill Mountain with THE most amazing view of the valley. Best value for the money in Roanoke Valley!!

I was born in Richmond and lived there until I was ten. I visited frequently throughout my young adult life, and moved back in 2001 to Roanoke to be near my sister. My family and I spent a year there, and realized South Carolina was home, and we returned to SC. I still visit my sister often in Roanoke and will always hold a special place in my heart for my home state.