Sunday, July 8, 2001-Boone, North Carolina |
| Sue slept late and
we met downstairs in the lobby where we ate doughnuts for breakfast.
After we checked out, we started driving and found the Blue Ridge Parkway
outside of Blowing Rock. We drove a short distance and found the
Parkway Crafts Center. The house had a huge porch with rockers and a
magnificent view of the valley below. The house had been designed so
the house had the best view. In the valley was a pretty lake.
Apple trees had been planted on the land. The crafts inside the house were really beautiful. The Craft Guild of Appalachia made the crafts and sold them at the craft center. They had stained glass, weaving, pottery, wooden sculptures, jewelry, clothing, quilts, and so many other things. Sue bought a silk scarf, a pot, and two cat pins. The cat pins are for Julie and Jenny. We drove along on the Parkway for a while. We stopped at some overlooks to take pictures. At 11:00 we drove up Black Top Mountain State Park where it was very foggy. We ate lunch at the restaurant. When we came out of the restaurant, it was really foggy. As we drove down to the Parkway, the fog did not improve. We had wanted to get gas at the state park, but they didn't have any. We were driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway with a nearly empty tank of gas and fog so bad that the cars had their flashers on to see. We drove slowly-not able to see very far in front of us. We decided to get off the Blue Ridge Parkway since we couldn't see anything anyway. All of a sudden the fog disappeared. We found a gas station. We decided to continue on the Blue Ridge Parkway We passed another craft center where we stopped and looked and bought some more crafts. Bob said Sue bought so much that he could buy two pocket knives now. This Folk Art Center had two floors. They had many of the same crafts as the first craft center. Upstairs there was an exhibit of art in black and white. They also had basket weaving and quilts on display. in one area upstairs, a group of musicians were playing. We stayed at the Pisgah Inn.
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