Wife and I are leaving in the am for a good ol' fashion road trip for 12 days. Our goal is to stay off the slab and burn up the back roads to see America, with a focus on visiting Civil War battlefields and other important sites and family. Our itinerary is as follows;

Day 1 - Sunday 5/19 Memphis to Robbinsville, NC.
DAY 2 - Monday 5/20Robbinsville to Little Switzerland, NC.
Day 3 - Tuesday 5/21 Little Switzerland to ??? TBD.
Day 4 - Wednesday 5/22 TBD to Gettysburg, PA.
Day 5 - Thursday 5/23 Gettysburg - tour battlefields.
Day 6 - Friday 5/24 Gettysburg to Richmond, VA.
Day 7 - Saturday 5/25 Richmond - visit family and friends.
Day 8 - Sunday 5/26 Richmond to Meadows of Dan, VA.
Day 9 & 10 - Monday & Tuesday - hang out at Primland Resort fly fishing and golfing.
Day 11 - Wednesday 5/29 - Meadows of Dan to Asheville, NC.
Day 12 - Thursday 5/30 - Asheville to Memphis

We're going to document our trip, with loads of pictures, so come along with us. Sorry if this is a little corny, but what the hell! Here's our chariot, ready to go.



This post is really for testing our iPad and mobile posting. Here we go!

 

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Love these types of posts! Drive safe Steve! Safe travels!

Edwin

 

Can't wait to see the pics/storyline !

 

Looks like you guys are civil war buffs. You may want to consider a slight detour to Appomattox where Lee surrendered to Grant. It's sort of in the middle between Richmond and Meadow of Dan. My wife and I live about 30 minutes from Appomattox. Let me know if you decide to go there. I can show you some awesome back roads that I drive in my 991 C4S.

 

We'll be there for sure. While wer're overnighting in Gettysburg only, we plan on hitting as many sites on our route, such as Fredericksburg, Richmond, Appomattox, etc, etc. My wife is from Powhatan, VA.

 

If you can, take State Route 501 North, heading from Lynchburg to Natural Bridge (see attached map). In my opinion, this stretch of road contains the most amazing curves in all of Virginia. It's very scenic, and follows the James River. It's like it was designed exclusively for the 991.

 

This sounds awesome !!!

 

Safe and happy travels!
I look forward to your trip updates.

 

Sounds like a great trip. Where are you staying in Asheville? The Grand Bohemian http://www.bohemianhotelasheville.com/ would be a good choice. For dinner try "The ADMIRAL", http://theadmiralnc.com/ most likely your wife will refuse to go in by looking at the outside, but the food is among the best in Asheville, actually one of the most difficult tables to get for dinner . Look forward to your trip report. Enjoin the drive.

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I'm getting my popcorn!
Long road trips are always fun to read about and do. Have fun, get some good pics, and grab some better memories

 

That's where we're staying........burning some Marriott points ! Never heard of the restaurant, where is it? We lived in Asheville for a couple of years in the late '90s, so we're somewhat familiar with the city.

Just clicked on the link, thanks.

 

First day was uneventful. We took highway 72 east to Chattanooga and snaked our way to Robbinsville via Cherohala Skyway. Weather was beautiful and top down until we reached Chattanooga. We hit storms and persistent rain until we reached our destination.

Car is ready to go.
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So are Lynn and I.


Rocketing thru Huntsville.


Turned over 5,000 miles just before reaching Chattanooga.


Despite the rain, this short stretch of paved ribbon is quite tasty.


This creative mailbox ornament is just east of Robbinsville. Nice tribute to The Dragon!


We're staying at the Blue Waters Mountain Lodge. Great place and it's all ours tonight. We're the only folks here.




Scary critter. The hog is pretty bad also !


More to come tomorrow.

 

Love those Marriott points, , we are in Rome, Italy this week at the BOSCOLO PALACE another Marriott Autograph hotel. Another good place in Asheville is "The Window".

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Love these posts. Thank you for taking us along and look forward to many more pictures. Safe travels and many sunny days to come your way. That mail box is awesome