Began our last morning in Asheville by exploring the pretty gardens around our Bed and Breakfast. Lovely. Enjoyed another delicious breakfast while chatting with some people before loading up the car. Hated to leave this charming town behind, but off to explore music city, Nashville ! Traveled through the mountains, eventually leaving them behind to more rolling hills similar to home, even crossing to a different time zone. Arrived at t...

Woke up to another beautiful North Carolina morning in Asheville. Starting a little slower today following all of yesterday's fun activities. We were served a lovely breakfast on the large front porch where we enjoyed talking to a nice couple visiting from England. They live about 35 miles west of London, but both were originally from Scotland. They are on holiday, as they call it, visiting some of the southeast, before flying to Boston and traveling ...

Began the day with a delicious breakfast at Hillside House. Talked to some interesting people, and were given some advice about a nice hike. Hopefully we will be able to fit it in tomorrow morning. For now, off to the Biltmore. Last night's couples told us to get our entrance tickets at the nearby AAA, which saved us money and time, as when we arrived we could drive right in. Drove the long entrance road, parked and took the shuttle to the house. What a...

Began our last morning in New Bern before making the long journey to Asheville. As we were leaving the resort, noticed one of the New Bern bears. The bear is the symbol of New Bern. Apparently some of the first settlers saw a bear as their first wide life. Also New Bern is named after Bern, Switzerland, and bern is is the Swiss word for bear. Over 50 bear statues made of fiber glass and painted to reflect the property they are located on can be found t...

Began our day separately this morning as Larry was off to play golf in the resort, while I did some exploring. Following breakfast set out on a walk through the complex. Fairfield Harbour is a large complex comprised of lovely individual private homes, as well as condos and town houses. There is a golf course to enjoy, as well as a recreation center which includes two pools, tennis courts, miniature golf, sand volleyball, as well as basketball. The Broad Cre...