Little Guy Teardrop Trailer Travels--Folk Art Center

Indubitably, I was hopelessly lost in--and around--Asheville!! I was overly confident when I left Lake Powhatan camp-grounds, thinking I knew the way to Panera by heart. There is a spiderweb of highways, and Interstates, through Asheville and I have no sense of direction whether I want to go East or West (which may actually be North or South with a compass).

Looking for an exit where I could turn around, I discovered I was near the Folk Art Center (on the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 382). Good!! I wanted to visit it!! I arrived at 8:15 and had to wait until 9:00 to enter and view the exhibits. Beautiful--but could not afford any of the crafts for sale in the Craft Shop. Read about Craft Revival.

A left turn (over the Interstate) at exit 55 takes you to the Folk Art Center. A right turn at exit 55, Interstate 40, takes you to Billy Graham's Training Center, "The Cove." This reminds me of a story I heard last week at the Southern Gospel Singing. A man visited all the historic old Missions in California. In every one he saw a beautiful gold phone and the sign: "Telephone to God. $5,000.00; credit card only." As he traveled across the United States, he visited many interesting churches. In every one, the same sign: "Telephone to God. $5,000.00; credit card only." Eventually he arrived in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. In a rustic old church he saw a simple black phone and the sign: "Telephone to God, 50 cents." Amazed, he asked why only 50 cents. The reply: "Because it's a local call!!"

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1:30 PM and I'm back after one-and-one-half hours delay. At 12 noon I was automatically disconnected from Panera's WiFi because "peek time" for customers. Apparently they don't want people monopolizing the tables.

Doing a little arithmetic: I could have continued down the Blue Ridge Parkway for about seven miles and exited near Panera. Unfortunately I forgot to jot down mileage at Folk Art Center but maybe 15 miles around--and through downtown--Asheville!! Furthermore, it cost me a precious hour of time on the Internet!! Actually, I would have been at Panera at 8 if things went as planned (from camp).

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I was up at 6:45 this morning. It was 64 degrees inside Little Guy, 61 degrees outside. It had dropped to 60 degrees when I left camp at 7:45. It's a beautiful sunny day and no hint of rain. Perhaps my lawn chair and cushion will dry out today?!?!

For lunch, I enjoyed Panera's delicious Black Bean soup (vegan) and whole grain baguette. It's 2 o'clock at this moment and I've been able to enter data from the narrative that I wrote long-hand while waiting to use WiFi again.

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Tomorrow: the Quilt Show at the Arboretum (within walking distance of camp so I may not come to Panera tomorrow).

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To follow my trip chronologically--to see the next blog--click Little Guy Teardrop Trailer Travels--Quilt Show.
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