Day 8: Asheville - Biltmore Estate

For our final full day of our birthday road trip we spent the entire day at the Biltmore Estate. The house itself is beautiful.  It is a little pricey but if you go get the audio tour since you learn so much more about the house and Vanderbilt family than from the little booklet you get.  After our house tour we walked around the shops where I bought some very yummy rocky road fudge. :)  Then lunch at the Stable Cafe, were we all had Angus burgers that were very large and way too much food.  After lunch we walked around the grounds and gardens.  Then it was back into the car for a short drive to the bass pond and waterfall.  I kept walking on small paths by the lake and getting yelled at by April not to fall in. ;)  At the waterfall I decided to adventure into the water, it was nice and cool and refreshing. 
Then back into the car again we drove to Antler Hill Village. At the farm they had a small petting zoo with cute baby goats and a Belgian Draft Horse all of which I petted.  Also in the village they have a creamery where I got a wonderful tasty Brown Cow (coke with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup), which I couldn't finish.  We spent some time in the shops where I got a key chain made by the blacksmith in the shape of a leaf, which I then later got to watch him make.  He had to have no nerve endings in his hand as he was picking up some very hot metal. At the end of his demo he played the anvil for us nicer than I thought it would be.

After the blacksmith it was off to the wine tasting, found one wine I like which I bought for myself and then two bottles for my sister, which I really didn't think through since I'm not sure how I will get them to her as you can't send them in the mail and she lives in FL.  Thinking she will just have to wait until she is home again later this summer. 
For dinner that night we had BBQ at Three Little Pigs, very yummy and ate way too much food.  Seems to be a pattern on this trip.

Also yes I did wake up in the middle of the night closer to 1:30.  Something startled me in my sleep and I shrieked and asked them to turn on the light.  I was very disoriented and couldn't remember where I was.  All I remember is something fell on me, not sure if it was in the dream or if April hit me since it was our night to share a bed.  Lis thought I fell out of bed at first, haha.