Family time!

Day 17 – (Monday, 10-22-12) Another hiking day

After breakfast at my sister’s house, we decided to go on a hike. We drove up to Hanging Rock State Park in the mountains. The weather was beautiful, sunny and cool in the mountains. Tommy drove us up there in their van. The dogs went with us and really enjoyed the ride since they were laying in the back at window height. We arrived at the park and found the trail head for Moore’s Wall, a 4.8 mile loop. The trail took us to the crest of the mountain, which had spectacular views. Kirby and Tommy stayed back at the van, since the trail was pretty steep and we knew it was not a good idea to take Kirby. We truly enjoyed this hike, even though the upper half was strenuous and steep. But the view was well worth the climb, especially with the leaves still turning color up there. The trek down was easier going downhill, but tougher on the old knees!

We had a beautiful drive home, thanks to our chauffer Tommy. We relaxed at the house and Cindy prepared a wonderful salmon dinner. Later, we watched the final Presidential debate. We all agreed that Romney was the winner, in that he again presented solid plans and was calm and showed leadership. Obama simply came off as an angry man, who was rude and constantly interrupted Romney, with his typical attacks and no new ideas. God help us all that Romney is elected!

Off to bed, get some rest for our travels tomorrow.

Day 16- (Sunday, 10-21-12) Visit with family!

In the morning, we packed up the RV and prepared for our trip to Winston-Salem to visit my sister and her family. We had a pleasant drive from the mountains down to their home. It only took us about 2 hours. They live in the country northwest of the city. It’s a nice place with 7 acres.

When we arrived at their home, we parked the RV on the back of the property next to a large storage garage. We were able to hook up the electricity and water so we were able to stay in the RV at night. The whole family was there, Cindy and her husband Tommy, Cindy’s sons, Cliff and Jeremy. We had a nice evening with a great beef stew dinner and drinks! We all went to bed early, before 10pm.