Katie, Erin and Ali UNDER The Blowing Rock
Ali, Katie and Erin looking over The Blowing RockWe have internet! For the first several days up here, not only did we have no internet, we had no cell coverage. We still don't have cell coverage, but at least we have some method of communicating with the outside world!
Personally, I have enjoyed the lack of contact. It bothers me that our vacations are interrupted by every day life. We're on vacation, why should email be checked from work???? I will update the blog, but probably only every couple of days.
So, we have been spending some good, quality family time since we got here. Enjoying the parks, swimming and going to a couple of touristy places. We have tried to do things that we haven't done before. We went to Mystery Hill and The Blowing Rock. Despite living here for 5 years, and vacationing here for many more, I've never been to either of these places...now I have. Mystery Hill is a fun house of sorts with bunches of optical illusions and somewhat corny exhibits. The girls, of course had a blast. Where else can you see water flow or a ball roll uphill?
Yesterday we went to The Blowing Rock. Blowing Rock is a small town with a bunch of shops and artsy stuff. It's really neat to wander Main Street and go into all of the little galleries and to play at the Town Square park or picnic by the lake behind. It's really a beautiful place to go. But the town was named after THE Blowing Rock. There is a legend of an Indian warrior being blown back up the cliff by the wind to his waiting princess. The kids thought that was pretty cool. I told them that it snows upside down there too! They thought that was cooler. We tried throwing some leaves and berries over the edge to see if they'd fly back up...leaves yes, berries no. The park is at an elevation of more than 4000 feet elevation overlooking the Johns River Gorge. The view is spectacular. Using binonculars, we could see the ski lifts and lift house on Beech Mountain! That was pretty cool. The kids had a good time on the paths and observation tower. There's nothing that make a momma more nervous than a kid leaning over a railing on a deck perched above nothing solid looking...I'm sure the trees must be holding on to something, right????
Our family week is coming to an end. On Sunday, Ryan heads back to Florida. Ali, Erin and Katie all head to Camp Ginger Cascades on Sunday as well. So, it will be Cassidy, Lily and me up here on the mountain by ourselves. But before they all head off, we'll have some more fun, so stay tuned!
~Laurel
Personally, I have enjoyed the lack of contact. It bothers me that our vacations are interrupted by every day life. We're on vacation, why should email be checked from work???? I will update the blog, but probably only every couple of days.
So, we have been spending some good, quality family time since we got here. Enjoying the parks, swimming and going to a couple of touristy places. We have tried to do things that we haven't done before. We went to Mystery Hill and The Blowing Rock. Despite living here for 5 years, and vacationing here for many more, I've never been to either of these places...now I have. Mystery Hill is a fun house of sorts with bunches of optical illusions and somewhat corny exhibits. The girls, of course had a blast. Where else can you see water flow or a ball roll uphill?
Yesterday we went to The Blowing Rock. Blowing Rock is a small town with a bunch of shops and artsy stuff. It's really neat to wander Main Street and go into all of the little galleries and to play at the Town Square park or picnic by the lake behind. It's really a beautiful place to go. But the town was named after THE Blowing Rock. There is a legend of an Indian warrior being blown back up the cliff by the wind to his waiting princess. The kids thought that was pretty cool. I told them that it snows upside down there too! They thought that was cooler. We tried throwing some leaves and berries over the edge to see if they'd fly back up...leaves yes, berries no. The park is at an elevation of more than 4000 feet elevation overlooking the Johns River Gorge. The view is spectacular. Using binonculars, we could see the ski lifts and lift house on Beech Mountain! That was pretty cool. The kids had a good time on the paths and observation tower. There's nothing that make a momma more nervous than a kid leaning over a railing on a deck perched above nothing solid looking...I'm sure the trees must be holding on to something, right????
Our family week is coming to an end. On Sunday, Ryan heads back to Florida. Ali, Erin and Katie all head to Camp Ginger Cascades on Sunday as well. So, it will be Cassidy, Lily and me up here on the mountain by ourselves. But before they all head off, we'll have some more fun, so stay tuned!
~Laurel
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