Partly sunny, windy, and chilly. Temperatures in the upper 50’s. The big rain storm coming up from the coast is just now getting to the mountains. It was supposed to arrive early this afternoon.
A very busy day at the bookstore. Steady all day with periods of lots of people in the store in groups. A combination of tourists, regulars, and locals with visitors. Street traffic was busy all day.
The Blue Ridge Parkway, which runs very near Sparta, is closed going north just outside of town. Traffic is being rerouted through Sparta to get to highway 18 that will take you back to where you can pick up the Parkway. Thus, lots more traffic through town which is bringing in more tourists who stop in town to shop and eat that probably would not stop.