We had some fun adventures on our Spring Break family vacation.
Day 1
We stopped in Winston-Salem, just to check our old stomping grounds. We drove through the neighborhood where we used to live and had lunch from our favorite barbecue joint.
We also hit Krispy Kreme (a Winston-Salem original).
Then we drove on to our vacation house. We stayed at a rental on Lake James in Nebo, NC.
Day 2
We went to the Linville Gorge for a rappelling trip. The drive there was an adventure with lots of unpaved mountain road to travel. Our guide took us to Double Basement, a 120' drop through the mouth of a cave.
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| Down the the gorge, there was a pocket of ice remaining. |
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| There was some downtime as our guide set up the next rappel. |
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| The hardest part is going over the edge. |
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| Dropping down into the cavern |
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| If you rappel down, you have to climb back up, too... which was also a lot of fun. |
Day 3
We visited Asheville. The main destination was the NC Arboretum. We also stopped for pizza and played a round of disc golf. Then we went for a hike in the nearby mountains.
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| Jen gets lots of credit for her disc rescuing heroics... |
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| …especially this one. |
We went back to the house and had a special meal for my birthday. We make grilled cheese sandwiches. (I know that doesn't sound very special, but these were actually cooked on the grill which made all the difference.) We also found some caffeine free Cheerwine and made floats.
Day 4
We met up with Paul and Tami and Parker and Beckham who were also on Spring Break in NC. We went to the Go Kart track and raced for hours, including one round on the high speed super karts that Paul and I did together.
They also had other fun activities like the bungee bounce and the super slide.
We had lunch at Cook Out. Yes, there is a Cook Out just down the street from us, but it is always a NC thing to me. Oh, and don't forget the milkshakes.
And we had another activity, which we had kept as a surprise...
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| Laurel |
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| Clark |
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| Spencer |
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| Jen |
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| Grant |
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| Scott |
Day 5
We visited Grandfather Mountain, including the mile high swinging bridge, then made our way back home.
