Season finale trip…..to Asheville NC, with a side-stop to Mt. Airy NC. Left home during rush hour Thursday evening….crawled around the beltway and then west on Rte. 66 in VA to Rte. 81…Got about 150 miles under our belt and opted for a freebie campspot in the Harrisonburg VA Walmart parking lot……….
By Friday noonish we made Mt. Airy NC….the birthplace & hometown for Andy Griffith and town that Mayberry was based on in the Andy Griffith Show of the 1960’s.
Since Lee is a Andy Griffith Show fan, the afternoon was spent hitting all the sights, including a haircut at Floyd’s Barbershop, lunch at the Blue Bird Café, junk food at Opie’s Candy Shop, a visit to Wally’s Fillin’ Station and a bike ride around town.
Arrived in Asheville Saturday afternoon, found our campground and then biked along the river, taking in dozens of outdoor art objects located along the trail. Used our laptop GPS to locate closet church for 5pm Mass and then back to campground…..
All day Sunday was reserved for Biltmor Estate, about 3 miles away. Spent the morning doing a quick look-see of the house, then drove 4 miles across the estate to meet our guide for a two hour Segway tour of the grounds. Segways are a blast!…..Back to mansion about 3pm, picked up headsets and did full tour of house, including a walk through the formal gardens…..Biltmor is worth a visit!
Monday morning launch, up Rte. 26 through Cherokee National Forest to see fall colors, stopping at campground near Natural Bridge for the night…….Last 150 miles was done Tuesday, hopping across mountains at Luray VA, up Rte 29 to Beltway & home.
Great season-ending trip!
By Friday noonish we made Mt. Airy NC….the birthplace & hometown for Andy Griffith and town that Mayberry was based on in the Andy Griffith Show of the 1960’s.
Since Lee is a Andy Griffith Show fan, the afternoon was spent hitting all the sights, including a haircut at Floyd’s Barbershop, lunch at the Blue Bird Café, junk food at Opie’s Candy Shop, a visit to Wally’s Fillin’ Station and a bike ride around town.
Arrived in Asheville Saturday afternoon, found our campground and then biked along the river, taking in dozens of outdoor art objects located along the trail. Used our laptop GPS to locate closet church for 5pm Mass and then back to campground…..
All day Sunday was reserved for Biltmor Estate, about 3 miles away. Spent the morning doing a quick look-see of the house, then drove 4 miles across the estate to meet our guide for a two hour Segway tour of the grounds. Segways are a blast!…..Back to mansion about 3pm, picked up headsets and did full tour of house, including a walk through the formal gardens…..Biltmor is worth a visit!
Monday morning launch, up Rte. 26 through Cherokee National Forest to see fall colors, stopping at campground near Natural Bridge for the night…….Last 150 miles was done Tuesday, hopping across mountains at Luray VA, up Rte 29 to Beltway & home.
Great season-ending trip!
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