another pretty one was called Aladins Cave lit up with colored lights was very pretty. The guide said we had walked over 2 miles it took us about 2 hours and 15 minutes but it was worth seeing. it was not very warm down there they claimed it was the same summer. and winter. they claimed it used to be an underground River. they dont know how far it goes. a party took candles & went a couple of miles farther. but found no end. There are 30 rooms open to the public now. Had dinner at Newmarket. $1.20 then along the Shenandoah River through to Jackson Hawkinstown. Edinburg. Maurertown. Strasburg. Middletown. Stephens City. all small places to Winchester. have been seeing quite a few apple orchards. now. stopped a Winchester. took a snap of an old Civil War. Veteran Winchester is a great Historical town. 2nd oldest city in Va. Gen Morgan buried there. during civil war supposed to have changed hands 72 times Bot some oranges here 30¢. took a snap of the Blue Ridge mts near here. then on through Stevensville. Bunker Hill Inwood. had a big nose bleed and had to stop along the road. stopped at Martinsburg Va for the night. at Hotel Washington Rooms $2.50 Supper $ 1 95 cards 6¢ Candy 35¢. Drove only 128 miles today.

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