Hampton Inn Asheville-Tunnel Road

... foodies and Moni made the most delicious turkey we have ever had, it was moist and perfect. She also had lots of great side dishes including beans with bacon, yum. Thanksgiving is also celebrated with pumpkin pie, Jesse loves it but Bek isn't the greatest fan (read, she hates it) so Moni made Toll House cookie pie, delish! Neighbours also brought around a whole assortment of pies for a shared dessert, it was great! Additionally Mike fired up the cob oven and ...

... while streams and waterfalls were plentiful. The Smoky's have two peak seasons – if that isn’t an oxymoron – Summer when everyone’s on break, and Fall/Autumn when the leaves on the trees turn spectacular colours. Thankfully we arrived at the end of the Fall colours and the Cade’s Cove road took only 2 hours not the 4 needed in the peak. We were very privileged to also watch a black ...

Nov 3 and 4 – our last two days in Asheville.

We looked at houses and condos yesterday. So many decisions: A dream house with large, beautiful rooms or a scaled down-condo?

There were three homes in a gated golfing community. As we entered the community, a sign on the guardhouse warned, "Please do not feed the bears." Seriously. We also saw wild turkeys crossing the road (see picture).

Dave golfed this morning. He ...

... possibility. I said I didn’t want this to sound like a commercial, but if we move here maybe we can convince some of you to move here too, or at least to come visit us a lot.

On the lighter side:
I love spotting funny signs. One sign we chuckle at every time we pass: The Puffer Group Realty. Being young adults in the 60s, you can guess the image that conjures up for us. Like Jay Leno says, "I’m sure the Puffer ...

... bubble machine at the end of the evening.

Tips of the day:
-Get a bubble machine if you want to attact small kids.

-The campsite made a giant spider out of black trash bags. The body was one filled trash bag. The legs were a string of trash bags still folded hung over the rafters in the recreation hall.

Humor of the day: No jokes – just keep having that childhood sense of wonder and joy.

Cheers, Sue and Dave

We spent 3 days in the Mountains near Asheville, N.C. The R.V. resort was a small one, about 25 sites but situated high in the mountains with a great view.
A visit to the Biltmore Estate and Chimney Rock is a must when in this area. The Blue Ridge Parkway is also nearby.

... Welt. Es war auf jeden Fall schoen, mal wieder aus der Stadt rauszukommen.
Danach nach Asheville, meine Freundin Emma, die den Sommer dort verbringt, besuchen. Nachdem wir das letzte Mal ja ausgiebig die liberale, alternative Seite gekostet hatten, versuchten wir uns diesmal in etwas klassicheren amerikanischen Aktivitaeten. Endlich mal wieder richtiges Barbeque. Ich hab meinen Fleischkonsum hier ja ...

Two connecting plane flights from Charlottesville, Virginia to Asheville, North Carolina via Charlotte took longer than expected with hold ups on both flights. It was good to finally get to Ashville late in the afternoon and find Nia, Ricky's niece, waiting for us at the airport having driven up from Atlanta to meet us. We bundled all the bags into Nia's car and took off to find our hotel. Once checked in we were straight off again to visit ...

... the tidbits... While at Hilton Head, Belinda and I rode almost 25 miles on our bicycles-about half of that was on the beach. Down to business..We got up late this morning.. Jan and Steve left for work and we left for the Cracker Barrel.. We went shopping in Hendersonville and did some $$$$ damage at the Mast General Store. It is our favorite General Store in the USA.. Went to the ice cream place and got ice ...