North Carolina

Chase and I spent the past week at Blue Heron Farm, an intentional community in Pittsboro, North Carolina. We met a lot of really nice people, ate great food, and did some work around the farm. Most of the work had to be done in the mornings and evenings because of the heat - it's only May and already humid and over 30 degrees, and the growing season is already well underway here. We built a cedar compost bin, prepared beds for sweet potatoes, and planted squash. We got to explore antique shops in the town of Pittsboro, visit an authentic country western store, and eat amazing burritos in Carrboro.

We've been having ongoing car troubles and were lucky to meet Ray, a great mechanic who helped us out with our car. We stayed with a couple named Debbie and Steve, but helped out at different households around the community. Near the end of the week we were glad to be moving on, but it was definitely interesting to see such a different lifestyle than we are used to.

Friday we drove further west to Asheville. It was a really beautiful and artsy city in the mountains, with lots of interesting shops, restaurants and people to see downtown. We visited some antique shops and vintage stores and had more Mexican food.

From Asheville we drove through the Smokey Mountains. The views were amazing. We weren't sure if the car was going to make it but we managed to get to Tennessee!