Cliff Dwellers Inn Blowing Rock

... Hampton store to get takeout bbq for dinner. When we got back to the cabin, we all rested.

Caroline stayed out with Grandmama & Grandaddy at the park a little longer and then they visited a craft fair that was going on in downtown Banner Elk.

We had a really lazy evening and didn't eat dinner until almost 8 pm. The kids got a bath and a bit of a late bedtime - but we'll be in the car most of the day tomorrow and maybe they'll sleep.

... we went out to dinner. We must do simple things because of the kids so we went to Mellow Mushroom - a favorite for everyone. The kids enjoyed watching the guys throw the pizza dough in the air.

It was good to get out for a little while, but we headed back after dinner for ice cream cones at the cabin and a semi early bedtime.

... the Thursday night concert at the Banner Elk park. We went to one last summer too and it was really nice. They have vendors with food for sale and the playground and stream and there too. We let the kids play first and then we had dinner and sat and listened to the music.

... Grandmama & Grandaddy bought while we were in NC last summer) for the kids to float in the water and have boat races. They had a great time and got pretty wet too!

The afternoon was spent relaxing at the cabin, we even got a couple of rain showers. We had leftover night for dinner and then roasted marshmallows for smores on a little grill we bought.

... with David Andrew's little pole). We got them weighed and cleaned. We decided to get 3 of them smoked so we had to come back later to pick it up.

We had packed a picnic so we headed over to the Valle Crucis Community Park to eat lunch. We found a picnic table under shade in a pavillion. The weather was amazing - sunny with a breeze. The kids played on the playground a bit after lunch. Then we blew up the inner tube ...

... enjoyed our food very much. After lunch we were ready to get back to the cheese shop. First we peeked in to see the progress on the cheesemaking. They had drained the whey from the big tub and were getting the molds ready for the curds. We got to watch them put the big scoops of curds into the molds. Once they used all the curds, the got cheesecloth (duh!) and put in on top. Then ...

... they could do but watch. They also pulled over to make sure the man in the car was ok. He was - but his car wasn't, the axles were all bent up. Evidently, the guy was driving in the middle lane on I-85 (it's 3 lanes at this point) and a tire blew out and he lost control (at least that's what he said, we have no way to know what really happened). Dave had the presence of mind to take a photo of the ...

... amp; Cheese shop $15 2pm ~Wine Making 101 Seminar~ Chetola Resort $12 3pm ~Pairing Cheese and Wine Seminar~ Chetola Resort $18 ~Cooking Demonstration with Will Burrell~ Glidewell's Restaurant $25 3:30pm ~Values from Around the World Seminar~ Chetola Resort $15 5:30pm-8pm ~Gallery Stroll~ Downtown Blowing Rock and area Galleries Blue Ridge Wine & Food Festival Schedule of Events ...

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