Welcome to the NC part 4

Monday

Monday was rainy and freezing but that didn't stop Ben and I from hitting the town. We dropped off Max at school and headed over to a coffee shop we spotted near Max at school.

Ben loves coffee in any way shape or form so we thought it would be fun for him to try different coffee around the city and rate it. (see bottom of blog).

After Ben was caffeinated we headed downtown so I could bring Ben to Malaprops a really cool bookstore and café. Ben looked around and I wrote post cards …I am all about the reemergence of the art of sending post cards. You have to be concise and say exactly what you need to in as few words as possible.

After that we walked around in the rain until lunch time. We had a wonderful meal at Chorizo's a Latin restaurant. I had the big fat burrito and Ben had some steak dish with a fired egg on top…it was great! He even discovered that he may actually like sweet potatoes.

The rain started to get to us so we headed over to the house to lie around and watch …Degrassi!!!!

The rest of the day was pretty uneventful I took max to karate, we ate at Old McDonalds and then we all crashed.

Ben Asheville Coffee Adventures

Place: Mountain Java

Ordered: Breve Latte

Rated: **1/2

Comment: Asheville's CC's…but not as good: generic.

Bens serious about coffee

Maria and Bens Dining Reviews:

Place:Chorizos

Ben:

Ordered: Biztec Conheuvo

***1/2

Comments: very fresh. Filled with spices.

Maria:

Ordered: Big Fat Burito w/ grilled veggies

***1/2

Comments: yummy! Best burrito I have ever had.

Tuesday:

aka the most relaxing Mardi Gras ever

On Tuesday Ben and I went to Chimney Rock. In honor of Mardi Gras we jammed to Rebirth while driving up the mountain. We got there really early and walked around the downtown for a little bit. The town of chimney rock is picturesque it was adorable. I am sure during the summer it's bumping…but it the dead of winter it was deserted. We walked along the river until around 9:30 and then headed into the park.

Just tell me did Mr Petit touch you inapproriately?

Today was going to be a challenge…Ben "fried chicken and biscuits" and Maria "couch potato" Martin were going to hike the Skyline trail…which was marked as strenuous to moderate.

The first 20 minutes was completely up hill and almost killed us but we made it all the way to the top and got to see the waterfall from the Last of the Mohicans…pretty cool stuff.

Ben thought Devils Rock looked like Ben Kingsley I thought Robin Williams.

I am a very private hiker as in I don't want an audience I take every step like its my last…Ben say I am over cautious but I disagree…I just don't want to plummet to the bottom of a mountain…so it takes me extra long to reach my destination but….

After finishing the skyline trail we headed over to the chimney rock café for some lunch….