Quick Trip to NC

 We headed to NC for the weekend and made a few stops on our way. 

 We decided to make it into a 2 day trip so we could take our time. 

 First stop was Our Lady of Consolation. 

 So beautiful.

We stopped at an Amish grocery and I got to enjoy a cherry fry pie.

My favorite!

As we were driving we saw a fish hatchery and we decided to stop.

I'm so happy we did as we got to pet Sturgeon!

These huge fish were pretty friendly and swam right to our hands.

I got a pretty good video of Chris petting them.

Lots of baby fish

On top of Walker Mountain was Big Walker Lookout.

It was an overcast day but the view was spectacular.

Next up was the Shot Tower at Jackson's Ferry

I found this information particularly interesting.

Obligatory selfie , LOL.

Then we drove to Mount Airy, which is the home of Mayberry RFD.

Floyd's Barber shop.

Opie's candy shop.

Managed to catch Chris by the police car.

I did see this car driving some "criminals" around the city, LOL

Maybe next time I should see if I can get him a ride.

Of course we stopped at a quilt shop or 2 on the way.

This guy is the best at planning stops for me.

More tomorrow, and the real reason we visited.

~XOP~