Page Updated: November 21, 2023
North Carolina Piedmont
Grandfather - Linville NC
Some legs are busy; others are more laid back. Our June leg to the Winston-Salem area was low key. Back before we started this adventure, we both assumed North Carolina would be our landing spot when our travel adventure is over. Site seeing took a back seat to looking at neighborhoods, visiting malls, investigating what there was to do in the area, and checking out the local grocery stores had to offer.
Our rental was in a typical suburban neighborhood but landed on the low end of acceptable.
Reviews for the house vouched cleanliness, and this is the leg we discovered clean means different things to different people. Wouldn’t rent here again.
It didn’t take long for us to determine this location wouldn’t be it but still decided to keep the itinerary light.
We had a little bit of fun on a day in Mt. Airy, worked in a good hike at Grandfather Mountain, and finally got to see a piece of the Blue Ridge Parkway that had been closed leg 14 in January.
THE LOCAL GRUB
Scrambled w Swiss
First weekend breakfast stop at Silvia’s Honey Tree in Winston-Salem. Even though link sausage makes Lee sad as he prefers patties, he still enjoyed it.
The oatmeal at Kernersville Route 66 Diner was subpar, but the rest was passable. Great Coffee, though!
Fried Chop & Hashbrowns
Beef Chimichanga
Insert happy dreamy face here. Super cheesy. Super flavorful. Mi Pueblo in Winston-Salem.
scenes from the leg
THE FUN STUFF
06/11/2022
Hometown of Andy Griffith and the inspiration for the fictional town of Mayberry, Mount Airy is a small town located just off the Blue Ridge Parkway…
Mount Airy
06/11/2022
Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
Located in a restored mercantile shop on Main Street and true to its name, the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History is an unassuming gem…
06/12/2022
After a year + in the world of full time Airbnb, and staying in our most questionable rental to date, we began wondering if shifting to an RV would be right for us…
RV?
06/18/2022
Touted as America’s Favorite Drive and taking 50+ years to complete, the Blue Ridge Parkway meanders along the spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains for…
Blue Ridge Parkway
06/18/2022
The first state park in North Carolina, Mount Mitchell State Park boasts a peak that reaches 6,684 feet - the highest elevation east of the Mississippi River…
Mount Mitchell State Park
06/18/2022
A quaint visitor center and museum combo off the iconic Blue Ridge Parkway, The Museum of North Carolina Minerals is free (donations accepted) and touches on…
Museum of North Carolina Minerals
06/18/2022
Formerly an 18-hole golf course, North Cover Leisure Club is blossoming into an eat, play, stay glamping venue in the Grandfather District of Pisgah National Forest…
North Cove Leisure Club
06/19/2022
Estimated to be 300 million years old with specific rock formations dating back than a billion, the 5946 foot Grandfather Mountain of North Carolina is one of 738…
Grandfather Mountain
06/19/2022
Great hike for which I was a little unprepared. My tracker died. My phone camera flaked out. And AllTrails decided to push an update…