Asheville, North Carolina

We're in Asheville, North Carolina, by far the prettiest place we've been to so far. We absolutely love it here. The town is so quaint and beautiful. Lots of fun things to see. They even have a chocolate lounge which has incredible liquid truffles! We love the old, charming homes here, and it is just unbelievably beautiful. Our campground is overlooking a river and looking at the Blue Ridge Mountains.
We have been visiting an old friend of Laurie's from Escondido. Such fun to see her again after more than 20 years! Joy has been a wonderful tour guide and took us to downtown Asheville and introduced us to the Chocolate Lounge, dangerous place; and to the art district down by the river and then home to her charming 1930's bungalow and we met her husband Steve and two of their daughters, Steve and their daughters are wonderful artists. Joy made us gumbo and incredible cheese grits!!
Sunday we went to church with Joy and Steve and we went for Mexican food, finally good Mexican food.
Drove to Chimney Rock, hard to believe it could get any prettier, but it did. Then back to Joy and Steve's and made tamales, yummy!!!
We think our whole family should move here with us :-)
In and around Ashville, North Carolina

View from our campground

My friend Joy and I

Laurie, Bill, Joy and Steve