We had a very casual morning - didn't get dressed until who knows when. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed just relaxing and doing nothing of great importance.
By early afternoon, we decided it was time to get out, so we went for a nice, long ride in the car. The first thing we wanted to do was to see where the road we are staying on ended up. We discovered that Deep Gap Road is a big loop that starts and ends on Alarka Rd. We went the other way on Alarka to see where it ended up, which was in the mountains at a dead-end. Actually, we knew that road ended, but it was fun to drive it as it got narrower and then eventually became just a gravel road. It was a beautiful drive, though.
After driving back down the mountain, we headed into Bryson City to get a feel for it. We had only been to Bryson before when we had taken the train ride, which ends here. So we had been in the downtown historic area, but that was all. From Bryson, we stayed on the same road and went on up to Cherokee. We have been there many times, but had never been on the road between the two. It was another beautiful drive. We may not make it to the Blue Ridge Parkway this time, but we are certainly getting plenty of beautiful mountain drives.
We stopped at the grocery store to pick up butter - the main thing I forgot! We got a couple of other things, as well - Bill can't go into a grocery store without "shopping around." While we were out, we also stopped and had our lunch at a nice Mexican place in Bryson City.
Back at the cabin, we fell back into lazy mode and enjoyed the evening. We didn't do a big dinner, since we had eaten such a big (and late) lunch - just sandwich meat and cheese.
I have finished the book I was reading and have picked up a book from the cabin. They have a shelf of books with a note to read all you want, take it if you don't finish, and feel free to leave any that you have read and don't want anymore. I liked that. I usually try to read what is in anyplace we stay, but it is not always quite so inviting.
Day 2 has been a wonderful, relaxing day. We are looking forward too a few more days just the same - lazy, relaxed, do-nothing important!!!
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