Sharp diary 1918 page 214. Tuesday 30 July 1918 - Peaks of Otter
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Tuesday 30th of July 1918
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Soon after breakfast Maud and I started off to walk up the Peak. This stands close by the hotel 3878 feet high i.e. 1078 f[eet] above the hotel. It is a conical hill rising to a point which consists of huge rocks & boulders piled on the top of each other, the whole surmounted by a flag staff. It took us 50 minutes to climb up — a comparatively easy business after other hills we have gone up. There were a good many clouds about on the top but by waiting we eventually got a good view all around. We came down in 35 minutes. After tea went to old Mrs Mary Gross and her son William. They both sang us several songs as we sang several to them. We walked there & back over very muddy roads as a thunder storm struck us about lunch time. We have decided to go off tomorrow to Reba which is within easy distance of Taylor’s Mountain where we hope we may get some songs. Our last evening on the verandah was a pretty bad one, the visitors playing the piano for 2 hours or more and singing sentimental songs. Not one note of decent music has been played or sung during our week here. The people are very uninteresting of no quality whatever and we shall be glad to get quieter quarters even if less comfortable.Location
USA : Viginia : Peaks of Otter [0,0]
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