Lowes Motel Wilkesboro

... a T.V. with cable/DVD to bad we can't watch anything because of the weather and didn't think to bring any movies... Bummer!<br><br>Now I'm gonna kick Nic's you know what in a couple games of cribbage ;)<br><br>Hoping for better weather tomorrow, <br><br>Jess &amp; Nic<br><br> P.S. Stacy sorry we couldn't make it to Dollywood for you, but maybe we can do a mini road trip when we come out next fall. <br>

... low on the mountains &amp; hills). Was able to take a short detour and visit Mt Airy, where the town of MAYBERRY in the Andy Griffth Show was filmed for television <br><br> <br>...that was pretty cool. Really not a whole lot to see...just the experience of saying that we were in 'MAYBERRY'.<br> We pulled up shortly before ...

... Dinners~ Christopher's Wine &amp; Cheese- 5pm Gamekeeper- 6pm Mast Farm Inn- 7pm *Ask about any winemaker meet-and-greets when you call for reservations! Friday, April 17: All Day ~Downtown Fun Scavenger Hunt~ 10 am ~Cooking Demonstration with Will Burrell~ Glidewell's Restaurant $25 1pm ~Wine Tasting 101 Seminar~ Chetola Resort $15 1:30pm ~Wine &amp; Spice Seminar~ Christopher's ...

... is to explore the Blue ridge parkway up and down from Boone. The area bar-b-que is quite different here. It is mostly pork, with some interesting sauces that have a vinegar base. I still think Texas bar-b-que is the best. The Prius is running fine. It takes the hills gracefully both up and down.

... in each direction as it meanders its way thru Virginia and North Carolina on the way to the Great Smokey Mountains. We have covered 230 miles of the 469 total length so far and have had several encounters with local wildlife, mainly deer running out in front of us!!

... the Parkway. On this next section we should have had stunning views of the 5890ft tall Grandfather Mountain, and the Linn Cove Viaduct which skirts the side of the mountain is hailed as a design and engineering marvel, but we couldn't see either thanks to another pea-souper. <br><br>At the town of Blowing Rock we had to exit the Parkway to take the diversion around the second of the closed sections ...

... with culture shock- even after a mere 3 weeks away! I immediately was thrown into American society, having my cousin's rehearsal dinner 2 hours after our wheels touched down in the Triad. I was thankful for a little time to debrief personally before I was asked the typical questions: "How was your trip?" or "Was it just awesome?" or even "In one word, how was it?" I mean, how do you answer those?! I was awake for a total of 30 hours- having changed quickly at the hotel- leaving my ...

... 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???

We made it out of the state without a hitch! Knock on wood that it continues this way. So far no hair pulling or fights to let you know about. Can I tell you that Tethering is the greatest thing ever invented. For those of you that don't know ...

... where it began - NC. A little wiser, worldlier, and broker. A new adventure starts tomorrow. Every one is welcome to visit us in lovely Vermont. Fall seems a popular time, but don't neglect the ski season. Spring is wide open. We'll email everyone when we settle. We're staying with a family temporarilly till we get a feel for the place. After all, we've never been there before! Salud! James and Audrey