Friday on the Bus

We left Harrisburg Friday morning with the hope of driving 3 hours to Mabry's Mill without having to make a stop.  The bad news is that GPS led us astray through some winding back roads.  Several people got to feeling quite ill and everyone was ready for a restroom by the time we made it to this lovely spot.  We toured the mill....

...and then found a picnic grounds to eat food we had picked up from the store at the mill.  There were biscuits with ham, Southern fried chicken, pickled beets and more.  It was a lovely spot.

We arrived in Asheville much later than planned, so we dropped off people at the hotel who were not joining us on the tour of the Biltmore Estate.  Then we hustled off immediately to Biltmore.  They stayed open for us and took us right in, dividing us into multiple groups.  It was an amazing home/castle. I would show you incredible pictures but alas, we were not allowed to take any pictures indoors.  Here is the outside to give you a hint on how magnificent the inside might be.

After the tour we boarded the bus in the rain, expecting a downpour. By the time we took the short ride to Antler Village the rain had stopped.  We divided into groups of 4-6 people and had very delicious meals.  We got to our hotel around 11 pm.