We're in Asheville Having Fun ...But We Want Out of This Campground

Day Five

We packed the car, hitched the big rolling turd, popped in our patriotic CD, sang and...well the big rolling turd did not get hitched properly (because King Ralph neglected to check what his daughter's did) and suddenly as we took a curve on the mountain road the scariest experience of my life, to date; the camper dissected itself from the car. I was shaking, felt like I should have had diarrhea. A nice couple on there honeymoon, from West Virgina, stopped and helped King Ralph rehitch the camper. They said sparks were flying pretty good. King Ralph is fabulous under pressure and was calm through out the situation. I guess it comes from a being cop. God was most definitely on our side. We had to stop imaging the what ifs and go on with the trip. Not to say there wasn't a [nerve-calming] martini out there with my name on it, and of course I answered.

So we arrive at the East Asheville-KOA...enough said. We sat stared at our site (and the wonderful view of the work shed) and debated on leaving but decided to stay, till tomorrow. We are escaping back to the Smokey Mountain National Park. Sometimes even hot water and a shower isn't enough to make us happy. Being plopped in the center of God's creations is worth every sacrifice.

We enjoyed a Fourth of July fireworks display in Downtown Asheville. This city has a bit of a University City loop, a little bit Seattle feeling. Very hippy, very Indy. I think this is a place where weird is normal.

Day Six

I will say this we had a beautiful ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway and a hike today to the top of Mt. Pisgah. Being that it got its name from Moses looking out to the promise land; King Ralph's hiking stick, that we call his Moses stick was proper in fit on this hike. It was raining when we started but quickly cleared. We descended through clouds. But before we did the view from the top was spectacular. Well worth it the short moderate strain to the top.


Tomorrow back to the Smokey Mountain National Park (Cosby)... one last shower at 6am. Oh ya, first we'll spend the day at the Biltmore Estate.

Life is good on the road.

Till July 10....