Maggie Valley and Asheville NC

We arrived in Maggie Valley on Saturday afternoon the weather was very nice, about 70 degrees and sunny. On Sunday morning we went to, Rhonda and Bill's youngest daughter, Allyson's softball tournament in South Carolina about an hour or so away. She plays on a traveling team, so plays all over the area, and she is a very good player. That was a lot of fun.

The next day was colder and raining off and on, and by the next day we were having to unhook the water hose at night because it was getting down below freezing at night. Then we woke up to snow, it was coming down pretty heavy, but the ground was still so warm that it could not stick to the ground very long. That only lasted for a few hours. It was pretty cold that day and then it was nicer, around 50 and 60 during the day but around 30 to 35 each night.

Joe and Bill played golf a couple of times and Rhonda and I toured the area each day while they played golf, we found lots to do and had a great time with them as always.

Rhonda and I took a Trolley tour one day in Asheville, and had a good time, Asheville is a pretty interesting place and there is a creative and artistic charm about this town. Beautiful homes and churches, interesting people and what a nice place to visit.

During our visit their older daughter Alysia had a concert and we were able to attend. She sings with a choral group called Voices in the Laurel, it is made up of 3 different age groups and they were all very good, we had a great time. She is very talented, her voice is beautiful, and we enjoyed this concert so much. This was the choir's Spring Concert, and we were so lucky to be here in town for it this year.

While the guys played golf on a beautiful day, Rhonda and I went to the Biltmore House in Asheville, this is a great place to visit. It was built in the late 1800's by the Vanderbilt family and it is huge and very elegant. It has 250 rooms, and 55 of these rooms are on the tour. They offered a audio tour, self guided, and this tour was very informative. We both enjoyed the day here at the Biltmore House. The gardens were great, but a little early in the Spring yet, so will have to come back here again, there is a lot more to see.

As always, the time to go came too soon, so we said goodbye to our friends in Maggie Valley, NC. We always have a good time here and the trip was great fun. Now, we are on the road again and going to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to spend a week or so then on to Nashville.