Day 24 – Leaving North Carolina

Wow- North Carolina is a beautiful – and BIG state!

Today we left my sister’s house very early in the morning, as my nieces caught their busses for the first day of school. I have a friend living in Greensboro who was my roommate for several years in California, so we stopped and visited her. We had always talked about living in the same neighborhood when we were older and having our kids play together while we sat and talked. Today we got to experience it, if only for a few hours.

After lunch we got back on the road, and I guess I thought I’d make it through the state quickly, but it took the rest of the day. The drive was really amazing. We went through the Great Smoky Mountains – and they were gorgeous. We were surrounded with layer upon layer of hills covered with trees, and some of the leaves were already changing color. Even though we were on curvy roads, they were paved well and we could easily drive more than 60 miles per hour.

Many of the locals told us how beautiful the town of Asheville in West North Carolina is, and suggested that if we had time to get out and hike we should. As I drove I thought of all the places we are passing by without experiencing, and estimated that in order to do everything right we would need at least 6 months for this journey. But it’s still pretty amazing to drive and see the different cities and states even when we don’t stop.