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A Hike, Some Wine, and Some Good Food

Eisley got to face outward for the first time on our morning hike.

So day 5 of our Asheville adventure started out with another hike on the Mountains to Sea Trail.  We hiked for a couple of hours, and this time Eisley faced outward in the carrier for awhile.  It may not sound like too big of a deal, but it was to us because this meant that she had grown big enough (and stable enough) to support herself a little bit, and she was quite happy being able to have the same view as her parents.  While on our hike we saw a rafter of wild turkeys (that’s a group in case you are curious – I googled) which was pretty exciting, and took a few more pictures.

After hiking, we got ready and made it down to the Tupelo Honey Cafe for lunch.  The food was great and lived up to the ratings we had seen online.  We finished eating and wandered around the downtown area just a little bit more before heading back to the Biltmore property to check out the winery.  We completed a short self-guided tour of the winery and did a tasting (but not before letting Eisley have her own bottle tasting).  There was quite a selection of wines and some of them were pretty tasty.

We posed in front of some flower gardens outside of the Biltmore Winery.

Once we made some purchases at the winery, we loaded up again and headed off to dinner.  We were able to go to the Native American restaurant that Nicholas had wanted to try for his birthday and we enjoyed a nice meal that completed a great day and our last night in Asheville.

Our plan for tomorrow is to head towards Memphis, spend the night, and make it to Graceland first thing Saturday morning.  From there we are moving on to Little Rock to eat somewhere and watch some of the Texas game.  It is certain that we will have lots to report after Saturday’s events.  I mean come on, Graceland AND Little Rock???  Keep your eyes peeled…

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