Boone to Asheville

Our morning dawned bright and sunny. We loaded up Miz B and headed for the parkway. It was so nice to see the sun!

Our first stop was to Grandfather  Mt. We already had our tickets, so we just rolled through the guard post. It was a very steep climb to the top. We wanted to walk the swinging bridge and cross over the point of 1 mile altitude. It was blowing hard and was very cold. The thermometer in the gift shop said that the wind chill was 5 degrees. We bundled up in several layers and off we went across the bridge.

The view was spectacular, you could see for miles!  After making a video and taking several photos, we were on our way back down the mountain.

Miz B at the Visitors Center on Grandfather Mountain

View from the Swinging Bridge at Grandfather Mountain

Swinging Bridge

Fay Prince after crossing Swinging Bridge

Miz B with her friends on Grandfather Mountain

Our next destination was to Linville Falls and lunch at the Famous Louise Rock House. Lunch was delicious. I had fresh fried flounder and John had the homemade vegetable soup and grilled cheese sandwich.  It was so nice to have Linda and Walt Kritemeyer join us. Afterward, we dug through the picnic basket for the cookies - we needed dessert!

Soon we were back on the parkway headed for Asheville. We took our exit and made our way across town in 5:00 traffic.  We made a stop at Biltmore for a tour of the gardens.

Miz B in front of Biltmore House

We arrived at the hotel about 5:30 and went for supper. It was a miserable experience to say the least. It took over 2 and 1/2 hours to be served and eat. I don't think the hotel was very well prepared for 400 hunger folks!

The rest was good and in the morning we headed to Gatlinburg, TN .......