May 8
After an early morning goodbye to the family, we started our way north, toward Asheville, NC.
We couldn’t pass up the chance to stop at this weird roadside stop, the Museum of the American House Cat.
Then we headed on to Lake Powhatan Campground in the Pisgah National Forest near Asheville.
May 9
We headed into Asheville and made our way to the River Arts District. And then realized that our early morning habits are not reflected in their studio hours. So, we headed downtown to an divine bookstore and coffee shop, bought a bunch of books and tasty drinks at Malaprop’s. We also found this super cool shop called Madam Clutterbuckets Neurodiverse Universe, filled with excellently unique items and staffed by neurodiverse and differently-abled adults.
Late-morning was a much better time to visit the River Arts studios. We saw lots of interesting art, and I fell in love with the prints outside of Julie Armbruster’s studio. Sadly, her studio wasn’t open, but I was able to make an appointment in the early evening to see the rest of the fanciful work inside.
And since we needed to while away the afternoon hours, we found a delicious lunch at La Bodega and some weird beer at White Labs Brewing Co, and much needed couples massage at Merrimon Wellness Center. Completely refreshed, we headed back to the Wedge Studios building. Waiting to meet Julie (and her adorable daughter) was the best possible choice! Her quirky and amazing prints totally tickled my fancy, but it turns out all of the characters and prints have stories! So fun!! We may have bought several more than I intended….totally worth it!
May 10
Wednesday was a day for hiking and enjoying the beautiful campsite at Lake Powhatan. Doug chose a trail with some crazy hills.
We met back up at the campsite for a relaxing afternoon.
This campground also had some of the cutest and odd little campers.
I especially like that this campground also provides a bucket at all the water taps, for putting out campfires. So clever!
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