Holiday Inn Express Wilkesboro, Nc

... 10pm ~Late Night Pastry Party with Carla Lyons Hall~ Crippen's Restaurant $40 Saturday, April 18: All Day ~Downtown Fun Scavenger Hunt~ 11am ~Fire on the Rock Chef Challenge Heat 1~ $5 ($10 for pass to all Saturday heats) 12pm-4pm ~Grand Tasting~ Maple Street and Main $35 advance / $45 at door 2pm ~Fire on the Rock Chef Challenge Heat 2~ $5 ($10 for pass to all Saturday heats) 5pm ...

We just returned to the Blue Ridge parkway area after a deliteful side trip to visit friends in Virginia. Lots of rain moved thru during our trip to Virginia, but the sun came out and it got cool. A lot of folkes are in the area and we had to wait a long time to get a table at the resturant. The ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge _Parkway We are driving the Blue Ridge which is a very pretty two lane parkway. Specifically built in the 30's and 50's as a scenic drive across the top of the Blue Ridge mountains and the Appalachians. It provided stunning ...

... of the journey saw us begin to drive past fields and meadows as well as the woodland. We arrived at our campground, Doughton Park late afternoon and settled ourselves into a nice pitch on the edge of the woodland where we could see plenty of deer and squirrels and hopefully a bear! Miles travelled: 96 Total miles travelled: 11828 Days on road: 105 States visited: 21 National Parks visited: 13

... But she doesn't move or apologize and she has her ticket and program in her hand. We all just stare at her and I am still standing there without any pants on. We never found out who she was and why she was backstage. I know it isn't the most interesting story ever, but hey, I gotta write something for each city, right???

... is a shopoholic John is ready to shop shop shop! The trip will first take us from Boone to Charlotte, to Dulles, to Beijing (via the north pole!) We will begin our trip in Beijing where the company we are working with will show us around the city, show us the sights and get us culturally acclimated. (Tough job for anyone ...

... after a quick swim by MJ we took off for a walk into town. It is dominated by Appalachian State University and little else. Back at the hotel there were free hot chicken nuggets and tortilla chips and sauce to which we added a beer. Watched the excellent film "HollywoodXXX" about the death of George Reeve - the first Superman. The evening meal was washed down with some Kendal-Jackson we'd found for $11. We're also ...

... produces an amazing scene. We drove on and on at 45mph or less thru the scenery until we eventually reached Little Switzerland which ended up being "little more" than a single restaurant. We managed to get a reasonable meal and then set off for Linville Falls which are beautiful - a short walk and you're next to the upper falls and a further walk brings you to a view of all the falls. We met an English couple and spent 20 ...

... We arrived at the KOA which was up a winding drive and squeezed (almost literally) between to other RV's into our spot. The kids were happy to explore the park, to watch a whole bunch of 'maaaaaaing' goats (fenced in and bleating hungrily at us for food), then we all played a game of mini golf. After dinner we walked back to the office area where a lovely couple from Michigan (now living in the South) entertained us with jokes & singing (he played the guitar). When Glenn asked people ...

... New Zealand more that we thought we would, especially compared to Wilkes-by-God. Who woulda thunk there is such a thing as the Mexican Navy? And in New Zealand? Nice folks, and probably the most intersting thing we saw in Auckland. If you go to NZ, don't spend more than a day in Auckland. Grizzle, the blind, brain-damaged house cat, my heart goes out to you buddy. So, "Head Down South" ends ...