Back in Wytheville

When we decided to make this trip, I chose Wytheville as a stopping point along the way.  We enjoyed the town so much, we knew that it would be the perfect place to stop on our continued travels along the way to Pittsburgh.  

Our hotel is the Bolling Wilson hotel located on Main Street, and what makes it a treasure is that one can sleep without highway noise pounding your ears.  

Although I must admit that the heating system in the room does sound like a UFO taking off every few minutes as I write this.  Perhaps we'll be beamed up while we sleep.  Guess we'll find out tomorrow. 

The hotel takes its name from Edith Bolling Wilson, First Lady to Woodrow Wilson, who was actually born across the street in the upstairs apartments across the street.

There is a lot of  history here regarding the First Lady's role during her husband's term as President, and one of the features of which I was completely unaware was the grazing of sheep on the White House Lawn during World War I.   Apparently there were a lot of complaints from the locals at the time, and Wilson was sure to make it publicly known that those very same sheep served their country by contributing wool from which uniforms were made for soldiers. 

And so, the sheep are recognized for their service here at the Bolling Wilson Hotel. 

Honestly, don't we find the most interesting facts on our adventures? 

We began our day in Asheville, once again enjoying a scrumptious breakfast that included a fruit parfait and blueberry puff. 

I decided that it was worth tempting you by showing photos of the delights so that you could see just how delectable our breakfasts were.  Just to backtrack:  fresh fruit salad with a ham/cheese/potato casserole

and black cherry yogurt parfaits with strawberry french toast. 

Is your mouth watering yet?    Believe me.....each were scrumptious!

We then hopped in the car and headed to Tennessee for a quick visit with my cousin, Lenka, and her family

which included Buddy who was an extremely entertaining part of our visit.

Lenka's husband prepared a tasty lunch, and we sat around the table, catching up and enjoying each other's company for well over four hours.  It was a quick, but certainly meaningful trip, and we are so grateful that we had the chance to visit them, even if for just a short time.  

We said our fond farewells and headed back to Wytheville, but not before a quick stop at the Bush's Baked Beans visitor center.  (Did you even know that existed?)

Unfortunately, it had just closed, but that didn't stop us from grabbing a few photos.

Certainly an entertaining ending for another remarkable day.

Until next time.....