Rafting Part 2

And then is starts to rain.... Then pour.... then Hail... we were out of the boats and running for cover in a shelter on the side of the river... Turned freezing and then we were in the water just trying to stay warm... so much for sweating to death earlier...

Rafting Part 1

Rafting. We headed out to go rafting all of us. What an adventure it was... All kinds of special campers, curvy bus ride, some white water mishaps, some fun and oh yeah pouring rain and a hail storm! It was an exhausting day. Starts out so hot we can barely stand it to a gorgeous ride on the river....

60th Birthday Party

All together at sunset. We met in the Great hall for some pictures and birthday gift openings. Then we had dinner on the Sunset Terrace. Great fun, food, and family.

Biltmore Estate

We were up early a little too early it turns out as we have to wait for the Biltmore grounds to open to get onto the grounds. We were #2 in line though. Got our tickets and headed into the enormous estate. The estate is gorgeous and so inventive for the turn of the century. We toured the house, shops, grounds, petting zoo and the winery. Picked up some wine to take home.

Asheville, NC

Arrived in NC after a trip from NYC to Detroit and Detriot back to Detroit and then Detroit to Asheville. We took of and halfway to Asheville our Northwest flight had to turn around because 2 of the 3 auto pilots stopped working. Okay... Really. Isn't that why pilots are trained to ummm FLY??? So it took an extra 2.5 hours to get there. Lovely. We walked around Ashville and then headed to the Grove Park. Gosh it is gorgeous. We got some dinner in the Blue Ridge Dinning room and then headed to the great hall for some music and rocky top dancing.