ZR-1 Road Trip - Vettes on Lex Corvette Show - Corpus Christi

[QB93Z]

Hello from Bristol, Tennessee. Lyndi and I are on the road again.

We left Westminster Tuesday morning. We are headed to Corpus Christi, Texas for the Vettes on Lex Corvette Show.




Vettes on Lex is a special Corvette Show that I have wanted to attend since I got my first ZR-1. The USS Lexington is a World War Two era aircraft carrier that is now a museum ship in Corpus Christi, TX. 400 corvettes will be parked on the flight deck of the Lexington. Here is a view of last year's event:



The proceeds from the show will be used to support the Wounded Warrior Project. Due to the cost required to certify the safety of the aircraft elevator, this will be the last year that Corvettes will be parked on the Lexington's deck. This makes it very special to us to have been selected to participate this year.

Our route to Texas is south on I-81, I-75, I-59, I-10, US-59 and US-77.



I designed or route to drive about 420 miles a day to allow some time each day for sightseeing.


Our early departure gave Lyndi the opportunity to take some interesting photos with shadow accents:




to be continued.......

[QB93Z]

Our first stop was near Glasgow, VA to see Natural Bridge and Natural Bridge Caverns.



The Natural Bridge area has been a tourist destination since the the 1700's and was first owned by Thomas Jefferson, and surveyed by George Washington. The limestone arch was created by the erosion of the underlying rock leaving a massive rock bridge:



US Highway 11 crosses the gorge on top of the rock bridge.


Nearby is the deepest cavern on the US East Coast. The caverns have been open to visitors since the late 1880's. The 45 minute guided tour of the caverns was well run and the caverns are definitely worth visiting.



Later in the fall the caverns are home to three species of Bats. We did see one small Tri-Color Bat on the ceiling of the cave:



Jim

[BlackSheepz]

Thanks for taking us along once again Jim!

I totally forgot about this since I saw it earlier this year, and am very sad that it's the last time they will do it. My work schedule would not have permitted the trip for us this year, but I'm thrilled to live vicariously through your and Lyndi's photos!

Thanks again and excited to have another one of your threads so soon!

Travel safe!

[gbrtng]

Great Cajun food and entertainment at Prejean's in Lafayette LA. You're headed that way.

http://prejeans.com/

[QB93Z]

Originally Posted by gbrtng

Great Cajun food and entertainment at Prejean's in Lafayette LA. You're headed that way.

http://prejeans.com/

Thanks for the tip Glen, we do plan on getting some seafood in Lafayette.

Jim

[A1990]

Jim were you able to get Joe's contact information?


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[MickeyD]

Jim what day is show. I have an office in CC and need to make a trip down there. Or maybe if its on the weekend we could get some of the Texas group to do a quick get together with you guys for dinner or something. Or maybe in Houston on your way back.

Mike

[QB93Z]

Originally Posted by MickeyD

Jim what day is show. I have an office in CC and need to make a trip down there. Or maybe if its on the weekend we could get some of the Texas group to do a quick get together with you guys for dinner or something. Or maybe in Houston on your way back.

Mike

The show is Saturday and Sunday, Sep 10-11. If some ZR-1 guys can come to the show, I would be thrilled. We will arrive on Friday afternoon. On Saturday morning, we start loading the flight deck at 5 AM. Vettes stay on the Lexington until Sunday evening. Unload starts at 5 PM. Lyndi and I HAVE to be back in MD on Wednesday, so we will be driving north on Sunday evening.

Jim

[nelson007]

Jim do you to sleep in the ship?
Nelson

Originally Posted by QB93Z

The show is Saturday and Sunday, Sep 10-11. If some ZR-1 guys can come to the show, I would be thrilled. We will arrive on Friday afternoon. On Saturday morning, we start loading the flight deck at 5 AM. Vettes stay on the Lexington until Sunday evening. Unload starts at 5 PM. Lyndi and I HAVE to be back in MD on Wednesday, so we will be driving north on Sunday evening.

Jim

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[QB93Z]

Originally Posted by nelson007

Jim do you to sleep in the ship?
Nelson

No, but would be very cool. We leave the Corvettes on the ship and stay in a hotel.

The Canadian submarine that we visited in Romuuski, QC last month had a "spend the night" program. That would have been fun.

Jim