perfect day

So Saturday was a perfect day for me. It involved 4 of my favorite things! History, hiking, the boy and wine. It was a rare weekend when both him and I were off at the same time (the last time was the end of april when we went camping) and so we discussed doing something outside and I suggested Harper's Ferry. I hadn't been recently and needed to get my passport stamps for there, it is a gorgeous area and some hiking. So he was in as he is also a fan of history & hiking.

I'd been here before in May 2011 - but it was pre-passport! So needed to get my park sign picture too!

So we went off early Saturday morning and after arriving we set off to hike the Maryland Heights section - we had originally planned to do the Stone Fort hike but it was ridiculously  humid and absolutely gross so we just did the Overlook trail which was still a 4.5 mile hike and ended up with a gorgeous view of Harper's Ferry and the local area. It was awesome because we sat up there just taking it all in and enjoying the view and most of the time we were alone - and as we hiked down we just kept seeing people go up. Later on when we were in the town we looked up and just saw crowds up on the rocks! It was so peaceful when we were up there. 

view of Harper's Ferry WV - the Shenandoah River is the in background and Potomac in the front

the arsenal John Brown took over in 1859. Well a re-created one, the original one burnt down. 

The rivers merging - it was a bit cloudy in the morning, but gorgeous in the afternoon! 

So after lunch and popping into a few of the historical exhibits we decided to head to a local Virginia vineyard. We went to Breaux Vineyard, which is one of the best in Northern VA and did a tasting and then sat outside enjoying the afternoon while enjoying some wine. The tasting reminded me that I don't really like white wines - but their reds were great. And it was a great way to spend the afternoon sitting in a vineyard enjoying the mountains and gorgeous views with my boyfriend.

lots of grapes!

at the vineyard

enjoying a glass of wine

i really needed some time away from inside the beltway!

 So it was honestly my perfect day - hiking, history, the boy and wine. After we got back to his house we relaxed and grilled up dinner. Sunday I spent the day with him helping him and his friend as they renovated his office. So it was a nice weekend, getting to spend some time with him and doing some of my favorite things!

What would your perfect day entail?