So Mike disconnected the switch box and tried connecting to just one of the cables and it worked! According to the directions we had we should have connected to the satellite 119 cable (that hadn't worked), so Mike connected to the satellite 110 cable and success. We now can get both 110 and 119 satellites and we're finally able to watch all of the channels that come with our Dish package.
We had an early lunch and then drove south on US-340 for 30 miles to visit Luray Caverns. I had a coupon that I had picked up last month when we in eastern Virginia that gives us a $5 discount on an adult ticket to the caverns.
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We arrived at Luray Caverns at 1:30, parked the car and walked up to the entrance. We paid $19 for each of our tickets. The regular adult price is $24 and the senior ticket price is $21, so we got a good deal using our $5 discount coupon. After purchasing our tickets, we got in line for the cavern tours.
A few minutes before 2:00 we walked down some stairs and met Hannah who was our guide through the caverns. She told us that the caverns were discovered on August 13, 1878 when Andrew Campbell, his nephew and 3 other men were
looking for a cave because of the sink holes in the area. Soon after the discovery, the caverns were opened for visitors.
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We meandered around the caverns with Hannah pointing out the different formations and how they were formed.
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We finally arrived at the Great Stalacpipe Organ , the world's largest musical instrument.
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The organ was conceived by Leland W. Sprinkle. He developed a complex plan for a stalactite-tapping instrument and it took 36 years of research and development to complete. The organ is connected with over 5 miles of wiring to various stalactites. Hannah turned on the automated system so we could hear the organ play and watch some of the stalactite-tapping mallets in operation.
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We continued on our tour of the caverns and after an hour and a 1¼ mile walk returned back to the entrance. Of course, we had to buy some post cards and my Christmas ornament at the Gift Shop.
We then walked over to the Car and Carriage Caravan Museum which is included in our ticket price for Luray Caverns. One of our first sights in the museum was this Berlin Coupe de Gala Carriage,ca 1727-1729 that was made for the Royal House of Portugal.
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We saw this 1840 Conestoga Wagon made in Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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and this 1892 Benz that is one of the oldest cars still in operating condition in the country.
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As we walked through the museum, we "traveled" through time in the development of automobiles up to the mid-1930's.
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We decided to drive back to Front Royal on the Skyline Drive which is 11 miles east of Luray Caverns. We entered at the Thornton Gap Entrance and used my Senior Pass so we didn't need to pay the $15 entrance fee.
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We'd been driving for about 15 minutes on the Skyline Drive when we saw this doe and her fawn.
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We drove the 31 miles north on the Skyline Drive and had some great mountain views along the way.
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We decided to stop at Jalisco Mexican Restaurant for dinner, but we split a dinner. Mike said that my Burrito Frito (fried burrito) looked so good the other day that we should order it. This time we also got some rice and beans with the burrito. After eating some chips, salsa and cole slaw and then splitting the fried burrito, rice and beans, that was plenty for both of us.
We got back to the RV around 6:30 - another day when Tinker's dinner is late!
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