Smokies Hiking Trip - Day 2

This morning, I ate an early breakfast at BOQ (0645) and then teleworked all morning.  I got lunch at Rice King on Post (1205) and then teleworked all afternoon.  At 1600, I drove to Lake Accotink to meet up with Stephanie - there was lots of traffic on Fairfax County Parkway...  I arrived just before she did and then we went walking on the trail south of the railroad trestle.  Stephanie had never been on this trail and liked the scenery, wildlife (we saw a baby deer), fishing holes and ball fields.  I told her how I used to walk in the area whenever Mollie had CCD at St. Bernadette's and we talked a lot about how nice the pleasant Fall weather was.  At around 1800, we drove over to the mini-mall area near the I-495 "spaghetti junction" (north of Old Keene Mill Road) and ate dinner at Eleni's Greek Taverna (Springfield).  The meal was really good - we enjoyed some Greek beer, a good Greek Salad, a hummus plate and something called the "Eleni's Greek Tour", which included Pastitsio (baked Greek Macaroni dish), Mousaka (eggplant dish), Spanakopita (spinach and feta cheese pastry), Tiropita (mixture of Greek cheeses), Greek Potatoes and Fasolakia (Greek string beans).  During this whole time, we had a great conversation and didn't wrap up our visit until almost 2000.  After that, I drove back to the base (arrived at 2015) and played phone tag with Mollie.  Fortunately, I was able to talk to Erin about meeting for breakfast in the morning.  After making those arrangements, I spent the rest of the night reading and went to bed at 2200.