2010-06 New Friends and the Grove Park Inn

From 2010-07 Grove Park Inn

Our stay at Creekwood Farm RV Park was one of our most enjoyable.  Besides the beautiful scenery in the surrounding mountains, we really enjoyed the people we met.  

Among the first we met were Jim and Sharon who were parked just behind us.  Jim is one of about 13 work campers who work about 20 hours a week in exchange for their campsite.  Jim works with the grounds crew, and they kept the campground looking immaculate.  Jim remembered meeting me somewhere.  We quickly established that he and Sharon belonged to the Palmetto Pals Chapter of the Newmar Kounry Klub, and that we had attended the same rally in SC last year.  However Jim said that was not where we had met.  The next day he came back and told me that he remembered that we had met two years earlier in the Barnyard RV Park back In Lexington, SC.  Boy I wish I had a memory like Jim's.  Regretfully I failed to take a photo of Jim and Sharon.


The next friends we made were Bob and Barbara who are also full time RVers.  We enjoyed visiting with them and took a day trip together to Dillsboro, NC to eat lunch at the Jarret House, a historic hotel and restaurant we highly recommend to those visiting in western NC.  Then we came back to Waynesville and toured the Shelton House Museum of NC Handicrafts (See prior post about this wonderful museum.)

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Bob is an outstanding wood carver.  He carved this "patriotic" gecko that he put up on his motorhome mirror for a July 4th decoration.

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Here is a duck decoy that is in progress.  He is working to complete the detailed painting of the feathers.

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Here is a completed decoy:

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Another couple we enjoyed meeting were Jim and Cora who were parked across the road from our site.  

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Jim and Cora are from Louisiana and were staying for several months.  They have camped at Creekwood Farm in prior years and enjoyed returning to the area.  They joined us for a day trip to Asheville.  


After I stopped at an allergist to get my weekly allergy shot, we had a great lunch at Cheddars.  Then we spent several hours wandering through the two gift shops associated with the Southern Highlands Craft Guild.  One shop is in Asheville and the other is a short distance away on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  We all enjoyed seeing the wonderful artwork created by local artisans.

From 2010-07 Grove Park Inn and Neighbors

From 2010-07 Grove Park Inn and Neighbors

We next drove over to the Grove Arcade (see our earlier post) and then to the Grove Park Inn.  The Grove Park was built in 1913 and is a famous regional resort.
 

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It is a wonderful hotel with outstanding restaurants.  One is on a balcony facing this lovely view to the west.

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The Balcony Restaurant is a great place for a special occasion.  My sister Nora Ann and brother-in-law Jack celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary there on July 3rd.

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Jack and Nora Ann's visit also added to the enjoyment of our time in Waynesville.  They brought their travel trailer up from Lexington and stayed at Creekwood Farm.  They came back to Waynesville for their 50th anniversary because their honeymoon trip had been to Lake Junaluska and Fontana Lake, which is a bit further west in NC.  It was great spending time with them before we headed north to our next scheduled stop in Michigan.