Blogs from Charleston, West Virginia, United States, North America

Just passed through Charleston WV. Interesting city and very curvy:) ... read more

Got an early start, and headed on the route from Knoxville to Charleston, WV, going through Virginia and Kentucky on the way. The routes mapped out by the Power Tour are mostly scenic state highways, not necessarily the quickest ways from point A to B. Many people stopped on the way to watch or take pictures of all the classic cars going by. (It's amazing to me how excited people can get about cars!) Arrived in Charleston for the start of the daily car show. Thousands of sporty cars parked along the riverfront in Charleston--had to wait in line to get parked in the car show and started to burn out the clutch, so Steve had a stressful time, figuring out what to do about that. . . We found out there is a car medic ... read more

Day 19 St. Louis to Charleston, WV It was hard to say good-bye but after lots of visiting, yummy french toast, and re-packing of the van we headed out. 8 hours of straight driving....no side trips or strange sightings...wow...we must be getting tired! Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and finally West Virginia - a five state day. Turns out, we were in for a bit of fun in wild and wonderful West Virginia. Our hotel was the host hotel for the annual Oakland Pontiac car club conference. We had live music right outside the hotel’s front door, and about a mile of Pontiac cars from circa 1930’s thru 2010. We strolled along the river looking at cars watching the sun go down. We wandered off the river road and found a nice place to get dinner and ... read more