Saturday -- We are in North Carolina!

This morning, we left Walmart about 8:30am and headed toward Cherokee, NC ……… the start for our tour of the Smoky mountains, and the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP).

Along the route, just as we entered North Carolina, we were following a river with pretty good rapids. Before long, the White Water Rafters were everywhere. We came upon one spot where they were putting a lot of rafts into the river, and stopped to watch.

Here are some pictures:

After watching for a while, Patsy and I decided that this rafting was not for us!!

We had reservations for Saturday and Sunday nights at a campground in Ela, NC, about 8 miles from Cherokee, and we got there about 1:00pm. After eating, we drove in the car to Cherokee, and began our tour on the BRP.

Some pictures from the parkway follow:

We did about 100 miles on the BRP, and then got off in Asheville to eat at a Cracker Barrel Restaurant. First time in a while, last time for a while....... it was not that good!!