Thursday, May 24, 2012

DAY 4 HALES FARM TO ASHLAND, VA 64 MILES

Still in Virginia and riding along. Through a little town of “Bumpass”, where there is an amazing woodshop. A. C. Carter III and A. C. Carter IIII operate the shop. A. C. Carter III has been working the shop for 50 years, and his son A. C. Carter IIII has been here there since 1980! They produce beautiful furniture out of natural woods. I walked in to the shop and was hit with the incredible aroma of red cedar which emanated from the two piece gun cabinet they were presently making. It was just beautiful! Need furniture?…I have their business card. Lots of interesting road names on this ride. We passed a winery that offered tasting. For $5.00, they let you taste all 13 of their wines….and…you get to keep the wine glass! Our destination today was the town of Mineral and Hale’s Farm. William Hale operates a compost business, but also grows pop corn for several East coast companies. I walked up on his porch and he recognized me from the trip three years ago. Truly amazing! It’s late, I’m stuffed and it’s time for bed. No internet tonight, so I’ll post this and some photos tomorrow. A big storm is threatening! 10-4

4 comments:

  1. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  2. All the pictures are just great!

    ReplyDelete
  3. This is my Uncles shop that was started by my grandfather AC Carter II probably close to 70 years ago. It's been the family business forever. My Uncle and cousin do absolutely amazing handcrafted woodworking inside those walls. It's truly a labor of love.

    ReplyDelete
  4. This is my Uncles shop that was started by my grandfather AC Carter II probably close to 70 years ago. It's been the family business forever. My Uncle and cousin do absolutely amazing handcrafted woodworking inside those walls. It's truly a labor of love.

    ReplyDelete