We stayed in the Willow Tree Cottage B&B, the cottage they have next door to their own house (joined to their house by the long deck), which was like paradise. Slavica came home with fresh oysters and shrimp and had made a delicious Mousaka. The dinner was wonderful.
We woke up in paradise, had a few cups of Bill's great espresso and got back in the car to head for Atlanta.
After a grueling drive to (and through) Atlanta, we arrived at our hotel on the Perimeter. We were hungry and thinking about going back out to look for Chinese food after checking in and getting settled. Lo and behold, in our room on the floor was a menu for Hong Kong City, so we called for delivery and enjoyed our delicious dinner in our PJs, lounging comfortably in our room.
We were awakened at 7:30 a.m. by a call from Doug and got on the road quickly to head to Charlotte. I dropped off Pete at the Queens campus and headed on over to my friend Sally's house. Sally and I got back in my car after a short rest and we drove out to the mountains. They have a great cabin in Blowing Rock, N.C., perched on the side of a mountain with a view of one of the many skiing resorts in the area. We went to a concert at the Hayes Performing Arts Center in Blowing Rock and saw The John Cowan Band, a mixture of bluegrass with everything else. It was great.
I woke up once again in paradise, this time with a gorgeous mountain view. We got up and headed out to the pancake breakfast at the elementary school in Blowing Rock, then Robert and Sally took me on a tour of the area, including a drive along the viaduct at Grandfather Mountain (on the Blue Ridge Parkway). Sally and I did a little shopping in Boone, N.C. (home of Appalachian State University) and then we all drove back to Charlotte.
I'll pick up Pete in the morning and we'll be heading home.
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