North Carolina

Craig:

Spending time in big cities can get tiring. Especially if you do Boston, New York, and Washington D.C. all in one week. We figured we could use a break from city life but decided otherwise and drove down to Charlotte, NC to see one of my longtime friends. Jon Meyer and I use to race to pre-school way back in the late 1980's. I was in a car and he was on his bike, so it really was not fair but fun nonetheless. We stayed the night with Jon before heading into Tennessee. It was great to catch up on all the latest news in both of our worlds.

A warm thank you goes out to Jon for his great hospitality. We just missed hanging out with Diane and she was definitely missed. Hopefully next time!

We left Charlotte in the morning and drove into Asheville, NC to spend the day. We have both driven through Asheville but never stopped. They say that Asheville is "Portland" on the east coast. I don't know if I necessarily agree with that but it had its finer points. It did offer one excellent outdoor store which we did take advantage of. You just can't pass up a good outdoor gear sale!

We finally headed out of Asheville and started heading toward the "Volunteer State."

Last Stop: Sevierville, TN