A Quiet Anniversary Get Away At Peaks of Otter

 

 

My husband and I don’t usually do a whole lot for our anniversary.  We usually go out to dinner.  This year I decided we needed to do something different.  I didn’t want to go far, just do something out of the ordinary.  So I discussed it with my husband and we came up with an idea to only have it shot down because the facility I wanted to go to did not have food on a Wednesday night and they were booked for the weekend.

Where could we go for just the night that wouldn’t take a whole day of traveling. (That is if you are in Virginia already.) I didn’t want to go just to a hotel.  I wanted something a little different.  Finally, we decided on Peaks of Otter.  We spent our 2nd night of our honeymoon at Peaks of Otter.  Why not?  It’s not that far away and it is a beautiful drive.  

Peaks of Otter Lodge, 85554 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Bedford, VA 24523

Peaks of Otter is on the Blue Ridge Parkway and the lodge, which has 63 rooms, was opened in 1964.  It has a beautifully constructed lake called Abbott Lake.  All the rooms have a view of the lake and Sharp Top Mountain.  It is very secluded.  Cell and internet is almost nonexistent.  So if you are ready to unplug for a day or two this is the place to be.  There is a restaurant and gift shop on site.   The rooms are rustic, but very comfortable with heat/air and even television.  The dining room has a view of the lake too.

We drove down in the afternoon, checked into our room and rested for a while.  Then we went to the restaurant to have dinner.   There were not many people there at the end of May and in the middle of the week.  That was just fine with us.  We had dinner then decided to stroll around the lake.  The lake has a path that meandered a mile all the way around it.  We got half way around the lake and a storm came out of nowhere and it started pouring. Fortunately, we were under thick trees at the time.  As we were waiting, a few drops fell on us.  It rained for quite awhile so we decided to keep going.  Needless to say we got wet.  Not drenched, but wet. So we went to our room so we could hang our clothes.  We were only there for one night, so we didn’t bring a lot of clothes with us.  Here are a few pictures I took with my phone.  

There were rhododendron bushes as high as the buildings.   
They were full and beautiful.

Polly Wood's Ordinary Cabin

Small island in the middle of the lake.

You can see the lodge from all around the pond.

Their website has packages to choose from, Peaks of Otter. We chose the bed and breakfast package. After a good nights rest, the next morning we headed to the dining room for a hot breakfast. 

 

If you want to get away from it all, I highly recommend Peaks of Otter.

Travels from the middle sister, 

Rhonda 

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