We left by 9:30 for Asheville but due to others evacuating the area, our 5 hour drive ended up more like a 6 1/2 hour drive. The most harrowing part of the drive was because "the navigator" was working on his email, I missed a turn, and after learning it was 13 miles to remedy the mistake, John peer-pressured me into using the police connector lane to turn around even thought there were cars flying up behind me. This almost killed us as I was going way to fast when pulling off. Girls, remember never to listen to peer pressure - it could be your demise!
We stopped for a late lunch at the Beacon Drive In in Spartenburg, SC. Self service style, you start by giving your order to "the caller" who shouts it out to the staff behind him using their own special language. John ordered the Chiliburger "aplenty" which means topped 6" high with onion rings and fries. I thought a pimento cheese sandwich would be slightly healthier, while still local.
We finally arrived at the Grove Park Inn, a historic resort hotel on the slope of Sunset Mountain within the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is in the Arts and Crafts style and features a 40,000-square-foot modern subterranean spa, which placed #13 worldwide in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Hotel Spas. We had a lovely room on the Club Floor with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and a tree covered valley below us. We arrived in time to enjoy the hosted cocktails and appetizers in the Club Lounge which served as our dinner given we were tired after the long drive.
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