Pines Country Inn Brevard

... to Asheville, North Carolina to catch up with a Permaculture buddy, Mike and his family. Asheville is known as a liberal town full of artists and nature lovers. Whilst here, we enjoyed the lovely company of Mike, Moni and their girls, Claire and Aggie. We helped Mike fire up his homemade outdoor Cob oven, totally awesome, and introduced everyone to dessert pizza (yum!). This area is home to EarthHaven Ecovillage, we spent the afternoon there checking out their annual Useful ...

... are not just your regular run of the mill college students... these were from Bob Jones University. Yikes! First off... why were any University students attending our show, Secondly, why were these guys. Apparently, they always come to shows that Chamber does. Maybe they think shows geared for Middle and High school students will be less likely to offend their ...

... we head back north. It was great having many of the foods of my youth (plus some new ones); all kinds of greens (kale, collard greens), sausage gravy and biscuits, fried pickles. Plus we ate deserts. I&#8217;ll be dieting and exercising more than usual when we get back.<br><br>On the lighter side: On our walk, I spotted a sign above one of the trailers. &#8220;Home of a fisherman and his greatest catch.&#8221;<br><br>Cheers! Dave and Sue

... house hunting. Our real estate agent sent us a shopping cart based on conversations and homes I&#8217;d picked off the website. The cart had the listing details, pictures of the house and rooms, map and satellite views. You rate the house, leave comments to the realtor or delete the house from the cart. You can pick houses you want to visit at home in your PJs and bunny slippers. Pretty nice. <br>Bottom line: Asheville is certainly a ...

... bubble machine at the end of the evening.<br><br>Tips of the day: <br>-Get a bubble machine if you want to attact small kids.<br><br>-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.<br><br>Humor of the day: No jokes &#8211; just keep having that childhood sense of wonder and joy.<br><br>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. <br>A visit to the Biltmore Estate and Chimney Rock is a must when in this area. The Blue Ridge Parkway is also nearby.

... Had a great dinner at The Square Root in Brevard:<br> <br><br><br><br> <br><br><br><br> <br><br><br><br> Looking forward to a morning ride in Dupont State Forest!<br>

Headed home for the holidays and kicking back in the mountains of North Carolina with the folks for the next week. After that heading to New York City for work and then back out on the road. Not sure of the itinerary yet but will figure it out with ...

... took awhile but everyone's bags made it. Barbara and I were quickly shuttled to the Avis terminal, dropped off at our car and were on our way. In contrast to our hectic trip down, there was almost no traffic in Atlanta. Even with a McDonald's breakfast stop, we were back in Brevard in 3 hours 20 minutes. Barbara dropped me off at Liz's house. I noticed that Liz's car was blocking me in so I assumed she was home ...

... in 1898, headed by Dr Carl Schenck, a German forester. Brought here to manage George Vanderbilt's vast forest properties, he taught at the Biltmore Estate in the wintertime. In summers, however, students and teacher studied among the trees. Of course, many universities have forestry programs today, and students from four of them will be showing off their lumberjack style during the Woodsmen's ...