Last week we went on vacation! (I was extra excited because I haven't been on a vacation in a few years!) We went to Biltmore Estate!!!!! We had a nice hotel only a few minutes away from the Estate! I had so much fun!! Wednesday we drove to our hotel (that drive seemed to take forever. It took 4 hours).
Thursday we went to the Estate and got to tour it. In the House we saw lots of guest bedrooms, a dining hall, and so much more! Part of the time I felt a little lost. Then we had lunch, and after that, we went and did a bunch of other stuff. We saw a Birds of Prey show, and they had an Eastern Screech-Owl (it was tiny), a Red-tailed Hawk, a Barred Owl, and a Great Horned Owl. They also had a Turkey Vulture. (All of the birds had been found with an injury so they could never go back into the wild. The Great Horned Owl had a wing injury. It had been swooping to get something, and its left wing was caught in a barbed-wire fence, and it was left hanging until it was found. Poor owl.)
We saw a thing on erosion, something with bees and honey, glanced at something with a water wheel, and also got to take turns pulling a one-thousand pound log with ropes. That was hard.
Then we went to the farmyard and got to hold chicks, and pet a baby goat, and we got to pet two horses named Bert and Ernie, and got to gather eggs. Then we went to the barn and I got Moose Tracks icecream, and after we finished our ice cream, me and Cullen got to play on a wagon. That was fun. And then, after that, we went to the winery, and we got to see how they make their wine. Then Mama, Ken, Aunt Beckie, and Jonnia got to try wine and me and Cullen (my cousin) got to try the best grapejuice I've ever tasted and maybe the best I'll ever taste. And after that, we went to the flower garden. Mama loved that. We had lots of fun there, too. After that, we all went out and had supper together at Cracker Barrel. I had mac-'n-cheese that was good. I also had a biscuit with butter. Yummy. Then we went back to the hotel for some sleep. Then on Friday we left there for home and got a little lost, but we ended up seeing an old copper mine. That was cool. So I had lots of fun that week!!
Thursday we went to the Estate and got to tour it. In the House we saw lots of guest bedrooms, a dining hall, and so much more! Part of the time I felt a little lost. Then we had lunch, and after that, we went and did a bunch of other stuff. We saw a Birds of Prey show, and they had an Eastern Screech-Owl (it was tiny), a Red-tailed Hawk, a Barred Owl, and a Great Horned Owl. They also had a Turkey Vulture. (All of the birds had been found with an injury so they could never go back into the wild. The Great Horned Owl had a wing injury. It had been swooping to get something, and its left wing was caught in a barbed-wire fence, and it was left hanging until it was found. Poor owl.)
We saw a thing on erosion, something with bees and honey, glanced at something with a water wheel, and also got to take turns pulling a one-thousand pound log with ropes. That was hard.Then we went to the farmyard and got to hold chicks, and pet a baby goat, and we got to pet two horses named Bert and Ernie, and got to gather eggs. Then we went to the barn and I got Moose Tracks icecream, and after we finished our ice cream, me and Cullen got to play on a wagon. That was fun. And then, after that, we went to the winery, and we got to see how they make their wine. Then Mama, Ken, Aunt Beckie, and Jonnia got to try wine and me and Cullen (my cousin) got to try the best grapejuice I've ever tasted and maybe the best I'll ever taste. And after that, we went to the flower garden. Mama loved that. We had lots of fun there, too. After that, we all went out and had supper together at Cracker Barrel. I had mac-'n-cheese that was good. I also had a biscuit with butter. Yummy. Then we went back to the hotel for some sleep. Then on Friday we left there for home and got a little lost, but we ended up seeing an old copper mine. That was cool. So I had lots of fun that week!!
6 comments:
I'm glad you had such a good time. We were there a few years ago and thought it was fun too!
Kathryn,
This sounds like a wonderful trip!
I am quite impressed with your writing skills. Perhaps you might grow up to be an author!
Love,
Ms. Marsha
It was a good time. As for the being a little lost part we only missed one turn, so what if we ended up in a state that we didn't go through going up, it put us through a cool little town that we might have missed otherwise. :)
I am glad you guys had such a great time and got to experience a bunch of new things. One thing I love so much about your family is that you are determined to make the best out of any circumstances...even getting lost! :-) Love you guys.
How fun!! I have 2 books to recommend to you. First one The Mystery of Biltmore Mansion - we love her books and this was the 1st one that my daughter read. It will go with your trip!!! http://www.gallopade.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=3262
2nd book is Katie and Kimble: A Ghost Story! http://homeschoolmessenger.blogspot.com/2009/05/katie-kimble-ghost-story-review.html
I have it on my blog as a review and you could win! So tell your mom and come enter!!!!
Thanks!
Aw he is cute
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