Our drive to Alabama took significantly longer with our detour through Asheville (and the Biltmore Estate) and on the Blue Ridge Parkway, but I think the extra 400 miles was worth it. The history of the Biltmore is fascinating (click on the link), and I think everyone really enjoyed our time there. We apparently visited the parkway on a hazy day and didn't see nearly as much as we could've, due to low visability. Next time...

For now, we've at Grandma and Grandpa's (in Mobile), and it's great to be here again. It will probably be pretty hot today (yesterday it was 102 degrees about 200 miles north of here), but I wouldn't imagine we'll spend too much time outside. Hurray for central air.