Amish horse and buggy
Amish Store (Apparently gorgeous fresh bread)Hiya Everyone
Friday night after Yvonne finished work we set off to find this famous Amish Store. Amish is a religon and there are many colonies here in North and South Carolina, they live and try to keep their lives if possible seperate to the outside world. I dont know if you remember the film 'Witness' with Harrison Ford and the Amish people. Cant remember the womans name who was in it but she had child who had witnessed a murder and police wanted him to be witness at trial and in the end woman fell in love with Harrison Ford. Anyway this is the same religion. The woman and girls all wear dark coloured bottoms and white pinney and mop hat thing and the men if not married are clean shaven and usually in black suits and white shirts with black large hats and if married they all have beards. Driving to find the store was a nightmare Yvonne had got directions from lady at work but they were not right, we ended up driving about an hour or more when we got there in both directions then finally in the totally opposite direction to what she had said we found the store and saw one of the horses and buggys they use as transport and the guy driving had a massive beard so he must have been married ages!!! The shop was shut but apparently they have the most gorgeous fresh produce so we gonna go back this week and sample it so will let you know what it is like. We laughed about how the Americans give directions and say its only 10 mins down the road when really it is about 30mins they seem to drive everywhere no matter how far it is compared to how far we would drive in England. I cooked tea (spag bol!!) for us all with soya mince and was surprised was nice, I did add canney bit of garlic like!!! (smelly breath for us all)!!!
Saturday was glorious weather and I sat round the pool listening to Robbie and reading book and got chatting to lady who lives here, Yvonne said 'Im getting to know more of the neighbours than she does with her being out at work all day'! We popped to shops later they have stores similar to TK Max's and managed to get pair of sketchers (trainers) for $29.99 (£15) and DKYN Top for $8 (£4) bargins, I cant believe how cheap clothes and stuff is here, Kathryn you would love the sports gear it is so cheap compared with back home and all good names.
We are off to the Smokey Mountains later tonight about 3 hours away and staying over then up to go on the old railroad to the top and then white water raft down the river !!! Cant wait should be great as weather due to be glorious again!!!!
Take care and catch up soon. PS keep sending your comments and emails its lovely to hear from everyone back home what theyve been upto and latest gossip!!! Sarah hope the leg is better!!! (LOL) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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