NC Day 1 continued

Hello all! So, we made it to NC as the previous post states. We also were able to find our 1st mine way out in the middle of nowhere. It was an interesting drive (to say the least) but we made it to Cherokee Ruby and Sapphire Mine. :) We found a sapphire (YAY!) and a few garnets (tiny ones) AND we learned a lot! Then we tried to find our cabin. That was interesting.... For whatever stupid reasons, Google gave us directions to drive through the mountain instead of getting back on the freeway so there were some one lane dirt roads to negotiate. Once we got to the mountain where our cabin was we followed the road(s) to get to our cabin. The last leg of the route to our cabin involves us driving up a VERY steep incline, 15 plus percent, (some areas being much more steep than that) on a one lane dirt and gravel road UP a MOUNTAIN. Oy! Scary, Scary! But, every bit worth it. The cabin is beautiful and the view is outstanding.
Then we went out to eat dinner at the Frog and Owl Bistro along the main street in Franklin. This involved us going down the one lane steep scary mountain dirt road, of course. *Cringe*
The food was EXCELLENT. It's a cute upscale bistro. I think they were going for a rustic upscale look with dark, gray and mud colored painted walls white square tables, white painted, wood weathered chairs. They also played Jack Johnson, another fav musician of mine, the whole time we were there (AWESOME!). :)
When we were all done, then we had to drive back to the cabin on the scary one lane dirt road in the DARK. But, we again made it safe and sound. As a goodnight to day one, I'm going to close with my favorite Jack Johnson song, Bannana Pancakes. :)
~b