Our Weekend Getaway Continued

With all of my travel for work, I had some hotel points saved up and we got to stay at a Hampton Inn in Asheville for 2 nights free! So after the stone walling class and walk around Black Mountain, we went back to the hotel in Asheville, about 15 minutes away, and had a relaxing evening.

On Sunday we went to the Biltmore Estate for a leisurly walk and to check out the River Bend Farm on the Estate, which we hadn't seen yet even though we have annual passes. We watched the blacksmith working on decorative items, the wood worker using the lathe, and we checked out all the veggies growing in the garden. The farm area was really a restful place to be and they had lots of activities going on for kids and parents.

Up at the Inn the flowers were out in full splendor...



...and our walk on the trail that leads to the French Broad River was quite beautiful.

Most importantly, this weekend succeeded in our plan of spending some needed quality time together.