We picked up Kosmo and finally hit the road about 2:30 PM. I drove for the first two and a half hours because I find road trips more durable if I'm doing the driving. And since the worst part (for me at least) is getting out of Virginia and through Emporia and South Hill, I volunteered to drive first. We switched off after that and Ben took over for the rest of the way. We passed a lot of the time by listening to the audio book we rented last night, George W. Bush's "Decision Points." It's pretty good so far and I'm looking forward to about seven more hours of it tomorrow!

Because we were so tired and got a late start, we didn't reach Asheville until 9 PM and decided to just find a place to stay versus camping like we had originally planned. I was just too tired and the thought of setting up a tent wasn't too appealing to me. On a whim I looked up some bed and breakfasts in the area and found The Madison Inn (http://www.madisoninn-nc.com/). It's really cute and there are a lot of hydrangea bushes outside that I'm dying to get pictures of in the morning!

Tomorrow's plans include an early morning trip to the Biltmore Estate. We're not actually buying tickets and touring since it's so expensive, but I thought we could at least see it from a distance. We'll see what we can do. Then we'll be off to Waverly, TN (although we're going to see if we can make it to Memphis instead). We'll be going through Nashville as well, so hopefully we'll have some good pictures to post!

written by  kkiser on June 13, 2011 from Asheville, United States
from the travel blog: Ben, Kacie (& Kosmo's) Big Move
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