On the road again

Wanderlust has again infected Sharon and I as we vacated the semi-tropical Hilton Head Island area.  24 fun-filled days (I'm beginning to sound like a commercial) punctuated with friends and family and as many restaurants as time and finances would allow (the fresh sea food was outstanding).  So ...  some 300 miles later we are now settled in Flat Rock, North Carolina; at the Lakewood RV Resort.(www.lakewoodrvresort.com).  The cozy little park, recommended by our friends Henry and Geannie, is nestled in a little valley here in the Blue Ridge Mountains about 30 miles southeast of Asheville.  Like Little Red Riding Hood said 'it's not too big and it's not too small ... it's just right'.

Getting here did require a little mountain climbing and I did find out that my 11 litre, 400hp turbo diesel behemoth, that normally that can clammer up most hills, struggled after leaving a rest stop at the bottom of the hill.  The climb to the top bogged down to 35mph (tops) in 3rd gear at 2000rpm.  I managed to pass one semi at that speed but it was a struggle.  It dawned on me why the truckers literally fly down the hills in order to gain momentum to make it up the next hill.  Anyway we made it to the park, got hooked up and enjoyed a nice lunch here in the coach.  It's so quite and I'm almost dozing off as I write this at 5:00 in the afternoon.

The weather is a little overcast, an occasional drizzle, and the temperature is about 20 degrees cooler than Hilton Head ... but that's just fine with us.  Tomorrow we'll tour the nearby Flat Rock area and possibly the home of the late author and Pulitzer prize winning poet, Carl Sandburg.  Since we're going to be here for about a week, we'll keep all of you up-to-date on our discoveries as the days go by.

Still livin' the dream and hoping' to see the ghost of old Carl hanging around the Mast General Store (www.mastgeneralstore.com).

Phil