Lots of stops today-June 8, 2011

We went first to the Western North Carolina Farmer's Market. It is acres of huge warehouses where people sell their produce. Two of the warehouses are so big you can drive through them to shop. We walked so we could see the veggies close up. We don't have much space in the coach, so we only bought tomatoes, cherries and strawberries. Our car smelled so good when we left there. This is not a road side truck farmer or two. It is a sight to see. Then we drove through downtown Asheville. It is like being on some kind of weird roller coaster ride. Dozens of one way streets up and down hill. I'm not sure people who live here can grow up standing straight! Then we drove some more to find a Harley dealership. The one we found just changed hands 3 weeks ago so there were no logo shirts to buy for Derrick. We tried. Our last stop was at the Cove, Billy Graham's Training Center. We asked if we could just drive the property? Well, no you cannot. We were directed to the Chapel and Welcome Center where we were met by a man who knew we were coming. Jerry's driver's license was scanned on the way in. Our every movement was traced. After we toured the Chapel we walked outside. The volunteer "guard" notified the gate that we were leaving. We could feel that we were being followed by cameras in the trees. It seems odd that a religious training center owned by Billy Graham would have to have such extreme security. Something bad must have happened in there at some point in the past. I will say that it was truly beautiful, full of peace and a calming spirit hung in the air except for the heavy survellience. As we were leaving we drove by 2 hen turkeys with a minimum of 16 babies (called poults???, not sure) following them. It was a neat sight. But we did not stop to watch them for fear we'd be run off the property. It was still quite a unique drive to take. We have not planned tomorrow yet.