11/16/07 Friday, We went to the Golden Girls Restaurant for Sandy’s Birthday dinner. We played Mexican Train Dominoes when we returned to the campground.
11/18/07 Sun. We went to the clubhouse for the jam session and ice cream social. We Then played games.
11/19/07 Mon. We left Raccoon Valley and traveled to Ashville, NC and the Bear Creek RV Park. We went to the Biltmore Estate, Americas largest home. We toured the winery and did a little win tasting in the afternoon and then went through the house for the candlelight showing where they had all the fireplaces and Christmas trees lighted. The house has 250 rooms and many of the rooms are as large as most common houses. There are 43 bathrooms and 65 fireplaces. The estate is situated on 8,000 acres and is a working farm to this day.
The estate is still privately owned and operated by descendents of George Vanderbilt who built the home in 1895.
11/20/07 Tues. We returned to Biltmore as our tickets were good for two days if you purchase your ticket after three pm. Today we took a complete tour of the house which includes sixty of the rooms including the indoor swimming pool and bowling lanes in the basement. After we were done in the house which took about two and one half hours we walked through the extensive gardens and green houses. The gardens were designed by the same man that laid out Central Park in New York City.
11/18/07 Sun. We went to the clubhouse for the jam session and ice cream social. We Then played games.
11/19/07 Mon. We left Raccoon Valley and traveled to Ashville, NC and the Bear Creek RV Park. We went to the Biltmore Estate, Americas largest home. We toured the winery and did a little win tasting in the afternoon and then went through the house for the candlelight showing where they had all the fireplaces and Christmas trees lighted. The house has 250 rooms and many of the rooms are as large as most common houses. There are 43 bathrooms and 65 fireplaces. The estate is situated on 8,000 acres and is a working farm to this day.
The estate is still privately owned and operated by descendents of George Vanderbilt who built the home in 1895.
11/20/07 Tues. We returned to Biltmore as our tickets were good for two days if you purchase your ticket after three pm. Today we took a complete tour of the house which includes sixty of the rooms including the indoor swimming pool and bowling lanes in the basement. After we were done in the house which took about two and one half hours we walked through the extensive gardens and green houses. The gardens were designed by the same man that laid out Central Park in New York City.
11/21/07 Wednesday we left Ashville and traveled to Hartwell Lake Camping Resort in Townville SC. It is supposed to rain on Thanksgiving Day and since it’s the holiday we will not travel until Friday when we will head for Summerdale AL.
11/22/07 Thanksgiving. Sandy prepared a nice feast for our dinner. Chicken and filling with mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry and the works.
After dinner we took a ride into Anderson, SC. We needed to get some Pumpkin Pie for our evening desert. Anderson is where Steve and Michelle lived before moving to PA. We took a ride by the house they used to live in and it looks the same.
11/23/07 Friday we left Lake Hartwell and traveled across Georgia and Alabama as far as Owassa AL. where we stopped for the day at a nice little Passport America campground.
11/24/07 Saturday we traveled on south to Summerdale, AL and the Escapee’s Rainbow Plantation RV Park. This is another of our favorite parks. We have already met several couples that we know. We went to the 4 o’clock social and then played Mexican Train in the evening.
