Tuesday at Toe Mountain Campground.....

Happy Tuesday everyone!!  Our day has been a great one here.  The morning started off cool and cloudy.  Rob fixed a breakfast casserole and grinder bread toast.  It was certainly yummy, and there is enough left over for in the morning. Yipee!!

After we were all fed and dressed for our day.  We sat under the dome a bit to create a plan and figure out how to get where we want to go.

Our first stop was in the little village of Micaville, NC.  We stopped at this neat craft store, right in the middle of the village....

Then it was on to Spruce Pine to visit a "tourist trap" for Rob because he was looking for something special, and to a soap making business for Trisha and Sharon.  Along the way we also got gasoline for Truck.  The soap store was a fun stop. Here are a few pictures....

The gardens at "The Soap Store" were on the funky, fun side.  Rob really enjoyed walking through them and taking some pictures.....

Then it was off on a short trip up the Blue Ridge Parkway to visit Rob's cousin and Sharon's niece Jessie who is a summer camp counselor at a horseback riding camp.  You'll have to scoot over to Sharon's Postcards blog to read more about the visit.  

During our short drive up the BRP, we made several photo stops.  Here's a quick picture of Cousin Sharon admiring the view at one of these stops....

Sharon liked this picture so much, she and Rob traded cameras and recreated the picture for her.  Then it was onto Springmaid Mountain Resort for our surprise visit.  We saw this old train caboose on the way and just had to stop.....

We visited with Jessie for a bit, then checked out the campground at Springmaid Mountain Resort (a bit "rustic"), checked messages and returned a few phone calls, then it was back to Toe River for the afternoon.  

We ate lunch, walked around a bit, worked on the computer some, took a nap, just all sorts of lazy fun afternoon things.

Cousin Sharon is cooking supper this evening, and we're looking forward to enjoying our evening meal with her.  

Be sure to check back tomorrow to find out about:

     1.  Our field trials of an old fashioned "fly exclusion device"

     2.  Read about the yummy supper Cousin Sharon fixed...

     3.  Hear all about our trip over to and picnic at Grandfather Mountain....

    4.  And any other neat, fun thing we may do.....

Thanks for checking by today.  The cell service has held out long enough to write this blog entry a little early today.  

Until next time, stay safe out there.....R&T.