November 29, 2002 Manasas, VA Hi Folks, I'm coming to you from Manasas, VA today. It's been a few days since I posted an entry. I went home for a few days to recover from the stomach virus. Upon leaving I went up to N. Adams, MA to visit some friends I went to college with. I then headed west into New York state where I ended up in Cooperstown, home of the Baseball Hall Of Fame. I toured the hall, but what I found of more interest was another museum called the farmers museum. It was dedicated to farm life of the 1850's. They had a number of buildings that were moved to the site from around New York state. Of course, there were a large number of artifacts dating from that time period. I then went down to Gettyburg, PA and toured the battle grounds. If you are into Civil War history, it doesn't get any better than this. From there I came to Manasas where I am staying with some friends. Tommorrow I will pick up the Blue Ridge Parkway and head south. Next stop will be Charlottesville, VA to visit Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson.