On the Road to North Carolina

On the morning of Saturday, May 25, 2013, 31 of us Hermannities were up bright and early (too early for most of us), to be on the road to Hayesville, North Carolina, at 6:00 a.m. We were off to a good start, many of us sleeping on the bus already, but then our bladders started kicking in. After three stops with about an hour in between each of them, everyone had empty bladders; for a few more hours at least. The ride mostly consisted of sleeping, the occasional card game, more sleeping, storytelling and the few lone book readers. Crossing many state lines, we were bored out of our minds. Then the hunger hit. Even though we had McDonalds for breakfast, the complaints for more food began. Around one o’clock we finally made it to Nashville. The Loveless Café was the destination; we finally made it. Everyone grouped up and went to reserve tables. The wait was an hour and a half or more for everyone. We managed to entertain ourselves with the many cute “Loveless” shops next door to the café itself. There were cute little gift shops such as the main Loveless store which sold souvenirs and Lil’ Biscuits which sold children gifts and pet gifts. There were also antique and jewlery stores. Finally everyone was seated, and it was worth the wait. The food was delectable and we all understood why they were famous for their biscuits. Then it was to the bus. After a delicious meal, we were back on the road to finish our (approximately) 14 hour journey. We slept for many more hours after our bellies were full. More games were played, more books were read, and more people got anxious, especially after Coach Speckhals started driving because he was driving in the mountains. The estimated five hours remaining was definitely shaved down. Mrs. Vieth had much trouble keeping her eyes open, staying in her seat and calm because of the horrid curves on the road. We made one more stop at McDonalds and fifteen minutes later we arrived at the Hinton Rural Life Center, where we are staying for the week. It was about 10:30 when we arrived and we all eventually settled in and fell asleep, although, both cabins had at least one room who decided to stay up and be rambunctious.