Today was our relaxing day at the lodge. Okay, it wasn't exactly relaxing, but right now we're just on the computer and reading in front of the fireplace in the lobby. Not too shabby. Actually the highlight of the day was getting Dean to HIKE! He swears it wasn't hiking and we were just taking a walk. True, we were doing more walking than hiking (it was a paved road that led to the Fontana Dam), but you have to start somewhere. And it was absolutely beautiful!
We then made our way to the thriving metropolis of Sylva. It's the big town next to Cullowhee, home of Western Carolina University. And if you know us at all, you know that no trip is complete without a visit to a nearby college football stadium. So today we jumped out of the car to see the Western Carolina Catamount campus. Very cool. Sylva has a population of a whopping 2,500 people. It's actually a really cute little mountain town... we were big fans. We had an awesome dinner and made our way back to Fontana. Again, in the dark. But we're getting better at it.
Apparently Christian camps come up here to this resort to get away from everything and have their retreats. And why is it that a Christian camp is never complete without at least three guys playing guitar outside on their free time? Playing the EXACT SAME THING and singing slightly off-key with the token egg shaker guy. We heard this earlier today, left to go on our hike, came back about an hour and a half later, and they were still out there. Seriously?!? This guitar guy phenomenon is something that is experienced at every camp. And Fontana is no exception. It just makes me chuckle.
We're heading home tomorrow after an awesome trip. I've missed Tommy and can't wait to see him again (although I hope he doesn't wake up at 4 am for us like he did for his MeMe and BeBe this morning... sorry guys!). I'll check in later!
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