Arrival back in FL

As we got furthur and furthur south the weather became warmer and warmer. We were back into shorts and t-shirts in Virginia. 

We stopped in Tennessee before a quick overnight in Asheville, NC. Tennessee is home to Smokey Mountain Knife works, the world's largest knife store. Carmen picked up a Gransfors Bruks small splitting axe. Across the street is a Lodge cast iron factory outlet store, warranting another quick stop. 

Lodge store

If you are unfamiliar with cast iron cooking, I highly recommend looking into the age old use of cast iron. On the road we have a cast iron skillet, a cast iron dutch oven and one soup/water pot (stainless). With those we can create any home cooked meal on most any source of heat (even directly on the coals of an open fire)we can even bake bread, or a pizza as you may remember from our past blog entries. 

Cast iron handle insulator made by Carmen

Bush's baked beans factory creating more of that beautiful bean footage as we rolled on by

We arrived in Asheville NC and found a room for the night before hitting the town for a pint or two in a very well known Mecca of many craft beer breweries in a small downtown area. Making "bar hopping" a real joy prior to the "VID". That being said Asheville was very very strict about mandates and regulations. There was no entry into any establishments not for shopping or anything really. All seating was outside and waitresses went inside to order your beer from the bartender for you. Downtown was a ghost town with most of the shops closed temporarily or permanently. The theaters and concert venues had posters up advertising shows that were canceled in March and April 2020. The homeless had moved in to many areas and it just wasn't the amazing little hipster beer town we knew and loved. 

One of our favorite breweries in Asheville NC. Bhramari Brewing

Cheers!

A quick bite spicy chicken and side salad

We slept well and hit the road early stopping for coffee and what can thought was gonna be a Monte Cristo sandwich for breakfast on the road.

The goat of Monte Cristo sandwich. Goat cheese, raspberry jam, cured ham, all on french beignets covered in powder sugar. Not at all road worthy...

After the sandwiches we flew south making great time. Arriving in Florida and getting the tools unpacked from the Jeep making Carmen's "garage" under and easy up tent. He's ready to fetch the bus and get to work. We are currently waiting on the plates in the mail to have it road legal for the trip back to camp for the conversion.

More to come. Thanks for turning in!