From Bummer to Boone

Yesterday, we sat down to make the initial reservations for our Summer Trip. It's only two months away and definitely time to get on it. We are using Coast to Coast resorts whenever possible, as we can save quite a bit on nightly rates. Our plan was to spend two weeks in Banjo Creek near Asheboro, then three nights in Stone Mountain State Park (where they don't take reservations). Then on to Maggie Valley for a month, beginning July 8.

We hit a big obstacle at our first campground. We wanted to stay through July 4 and leave on July 5. Well, they don't let CtoC members in at that low rate over holidays. OK, so we called them directly to see if we could come and pay the higher rate for whatever holiday dates they required. But NOOOOO - they are already booked to capacity with a waiting list. Bummer!

So we booked only 10 days at Banjo Creek (near Asheboro, NC), leaving on June 30. Getting into a State Park campground without reservations would be next to impossible on those dates, so we needed to fill all the time between then and July 8 somewhere else. After trying several places and still being unsuccessful, we finally stumbled onto Flintlock CG in Boone, NC. They had space available over the holiday, so we'll spend 8 nights there.

All this is a prelude to saying how excited we are that this "problem" occurred and put us in this current situation. We did some research and found out that there are TONS of things to do around Boone, including Stone Mountain (so we won't give that up), Grandfather Mountain (which I've always seen ads for) and fireworks & the 47th Annual Roasting of the Hog on July 5 in Beech Mountain. What could be more fun!

So it works out in our favor - we'll get to do WAY more stuff in a part of NC that we've not had a chance to see thus far. And all because of a silly rule that keeps us from spending all that time in Banjo Creek!

Sometimes a big negative can spawn an even bigger positive!

(Our current planned departure date is June 19. We'll be traveling this year for 108 days. And, absolutely, I'll be blogging it! You'll have to wait till then to see where we go after North Carolina. Stay tuned!)