It was sad to discover that the whole week at the mountain house had already passed, and it was the morning of departure.
After bidding a sad farewell to the grandparents, we stopped at the WNC Nature Center in Asheville on our way out. It was basically a mini-zoo, housing the animals of Western North Carolina, such as blackbears, coyotes, red wolves, etc.
The kids fell asleep within five minutes of being in the van. When they woke up and we were about an hour and half from home, we stopped at a bbq restaurant for a late lunch/early supper.
Then we were home again!
