Having been in Maggie Valley for a few hours, it was time to leave this morning. Today's breakfast was at the local diner, Country Vittle. Majority of SEVROC attendees had already left for home when we decided to leave. We found a gas station and then left town at around 10am.
Leaving the Applecover Inn.
Jim took us through some North Carolina back roads which are nothing like what we have at home. They proved to be quite challenging for novices like Heather and me but nothing we couldn't handle. We kept the ride short since we have 5 more days to get to Combermere plus the weather was beginning to turn for the worse. Fortunately, we stayed dry, aside from a couple of sprinkles, for a third consecutive day.
At the intersection of NC-208 and NC-209.
We arrived in Johnson City at the Hampton Inn at 1pm. We chose that hotel because Heather wanted a hotel with a pool. But, as luck would have it, the hotel's pool was out of commission for a few days. The receptionist directed us to Doubletree and when we got there we got another surprise. Their pool was out of commission, too! What are the odds?! However, the receptionist at the Doubletree was kind enough to offer us their welcome cookies. As we walked outside, we changed our minds again and agreed to stay at the Doubletree despite the setback.
After checking-in, we waited for the rain to come. It took a couple of hours but it came at a rapid pace. At 5:30 we left for supper to a sportsbar located in the lobby of the hotel. When we got back to the room, we made plans for tomorrow and then everybody turned to watching Survivor while I caught up on photos and blogging.
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