4/4/23
Today was a second day of driving through the Appalachian mountains. Sunny, interesting cloud shapes, and the beautiful season of purple buds on the “red bud” tree. The roadside was filled with some newly budding trees with a lime green bud, some pines and others still struggling to start budding. Then there are these beautiful purple flowers speckling the highway amongst the lime green. Just beautiful!
As we made our way south, I spent some time finding a campground in New Orleans to hang for a couple days before we head directly west to Carlsbad New Mexico. Paul and I laid out the most southerly route we could last night in an attempt to miss the major storms in the mid west. The latest one predicted to effect the area from Dallas to Chicago… that’s a big storm! So, one more reservation to make and we shall see how this plan goes. Those that know me, know I like to be organized, the last month has taught me to also be flexible. We take an older gentleman to church each Sunday and he said that every day he gets up and looks forward to seeing what God has planned for him. I am carrying that thought with me.
We arrived at Rutledge Lake RV Resort near Asheville after 7.5 hours of driving. Paul was beat and I wanted to get there before 5 so I could pick up my package sent by our lovely neighbor. (My cpap cord arrived 😊. I see a good nights sleep in my future!) After set up and dinner, we took a stroll with Harley around the small lake and watched as she frolicked with excitement chasing the ducks and geese. She is a great traveler.
About 350 miles today through VA, TN and NC. We are staying here till Friday morning. Looking forward to seeing the gardens at Biltmore tomorrow.
Thank you for all your prayers for safety. Good night 💤
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Wise to change your route! Enjoy the Biltmore…Asheville is a pretty neat town too. When we were there, they had a huge jam session in the center of town.💗