Things We Love: Antiquing and Ziplining

Greg and I have just taken a five-day vacation in Asheville, NC, for Greg's birthday. We arrived in good time at Campfire Lodgings so we could get the tent up before sunset.

We had found a very funky restaurant called the Stoney Knob Café in Weaverville on Trip Advisor, so we headed over there for dinner. The food was awesome and the desserts were even better. Then we kicked back beneath the night sky with some beers beside the fire. The next morning we enjoyed a fantastic view with our breakfast.

Then we went antiquing in Asheville, starting at one of our favorite places - the Antique Tobacco Barn. It sounds like a busman's holiday, I know, but we're on the lookout for cool, funky stuff for our bungalow. We also visited a very cool antiques shop called Oddfellows Antiques and chatted with the owner Kelly for awhile. We bought this awesome 3 piece 1960s vintage green leather chesterfield sofa and 2 chairs. The complete vintage leather set hails from England. We love it!

Our other buys from this trip included this beautiful hand-painted sign and a very cool oyster shell light fixture for our new bathroom.

It sure was nice to get away for a few days. We felt so adventurous we even went ziplining! We left the phones in the truck as we didn't want to drop them, so we don't have any photos. But you can get an idea from the photo at the Wildwater Asheville Zipline Canopy Adventures website. 

Jennifer Lawrence ziplined here while filming the Hunger Games. Greg has been afraid of heights as long as I've known him, but he said he would try ziplining.

Around the third zip, our guide tried to make small talk with Greg. (I think he noticed the sweat on Greg's forehead too.)
He asked which hobbies Greg enjoyed and Greg responded, "Ummm, living. Yeah, just staying alive." Apparently that was what was on his mind while ziplining! LOL. In the end Greg said he enjoyed it and that he might do it again!

We enjoyed a campfire every night and I know Greg loved that. A campfire is the best giant birthday candle anyone can have. Happy birthday Greg!

If you are tempted to visit to Asheville, NC, too, check out my previous blog post on the Biltmore House and Gardens Estate.  The photos are pretty impressive.