Quick stop in TN then on to N Carolina

So..we only spent a few days in Murfreesboro, TN visiting with an old friend, BJ, and her family. Thanks to her son in law, Rey, who makes a homemade pizza crust. 🍕 
We hurried on to Asheville, and skipped the Knoxville area, to meet up with Kyle. He just happened to be there visiting a friend.But on the way we drove through Kentucky.
Then we stopped for lunch at Fort Defiance in Cairo, IL. (Couldn't get a "Welcome to IL" pic without getting killed on the bridge!). Fort Defiance is the spot where the confluence of the Ohio and the Mississippi exists.Pictures just don't show how wide it was! Lewis and Clark spent five days here teaching about celestial navigation and successfully obtained the first longitude and latitude data to continue their Expedition. All maps of the northern and western part of the US were made using their data.
Right at the point

So we spent 5 days in a beautiful downtown condo in Asheville with Kyle..easy walking everywhere. And beautiful views from the balcony.

Beautiful architecture in downtown
Inside the Grove Arcade. It's one of the last arcades ( old time malls) that exists and was the dream of Edwin Grove..who made his fortune in  "tonics"
 (In the next post you'll see The Grove Park Inn..also his,  where we had lunch)
Other beautiful buildings.

Wachovia bank

Went to a park where Canada geese were everywhere. Not exciting. However I found out on this trip ( from my brother Tom) that they're called CANADA GEESE not Canadian Geese. I've been calling them wrong all these years!
Morning coffee bus
While Kyle worked from the condo, we went exploring along the Blue Ridge Parkway. 
Happy on our trail till...
Oh, hell no!

So beautiful here!!!

Spent our last night with Kyle here out to dinner with his friend, Petar. Then we watched a drum circle downtown and Petar and I joined in on the fun
















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