We slept so late we missed the hotel breakfast. Not that there would have been much complaint for us anyway, but that didn’t stop me from walking down in my PJs and slippers to see!  I had to double-take a dry-erase board in the lobby. My name was written loud and proud solo at the top…

When Amanda got up, she said do we have to go home? Let’s just get the puppies and stay she exclaimed. This has been a lovely week to unwind and see some beautiful country. There hasn’t been much time just to sit and take it in, though. We have been blowing and going. When I…

We wanted to get coffee from the excellent place downtown, but it was in the wrong direction. Today, we were headed to Chimney Rock National Monument, an archeological site. So this morning, StarBs would have to do instead of the local grind! We got one coffee for free due to an app glitch. After we…

As I walked to the van this morning, I could smell teriyaki and see the stain on the asphalt! I even washed it off with water yesterday. I heard something like a blow torch and was confused because it sounded above me. When I looked up, a hot air balloon was not more than 100…

We were up early this morning even though we’d planned for a late departure. Amanda received a text from our dog sitter; she wasn’t feeling well. So she lined up some backup puppy sitting for the time being. It was a leisurely get-up; I wrote yesterday’s post while Amanda got ready. I dragged a big…

We were up a little late Monday and dragging. So once we finally got moving, the first stop was, you guessed it, Starbucks! The only one in town is inside a grocery store. In our vast experience, these tend not to be as good, but this one was great. I filled up on $4.20 gas,…

I was up early this morning; so much for sleeping in! We didn’t sleep well, and it didn’t get cold enough for either of us. We like icicles to form on any body parts outside of the covers! We were up, but neither of us was stirring when Amanda got a text and started laughing.…