Tuesday, September 16, 2008

vinyards, rapids, mills . . . oh my!

curt and i spent our one year anniversary nestled in the heart of the yadkin river valley. our cozy bed and breakfast was just minutes from many of north carolinas finest wineries and the blue ridge parkway. the sobotta mannor inn is located in the center of historic downtown mt airy aka mayberry i.e. home of andy griffith. we spent time meandering around mayberry, sipping delectable wine, viewing scrumptious scuppernongs (north carolina's state fruit, also known as grapes), devouring delightful food, exploring the blue ridge parkway, kayaking the yadkin river, parking at the drive-in, viewing old mills, and learning the way of moonshine...

we recommend the place...please take a look

the sobotta manor inn and its serene gardens




did i mention the bath...a claw tub...i dream of having one someday


our stroll into mayberry...first stop the jail

our first meal, old north state winery...amazing...topped off with live music and a VIP tour of the winery





next stop, shelton vinyards...north carolina's largest...400 acres...13 types of grapes.





fermenting barrels and wine tasting...curt's favorite...wink...wink...

have a look at those grapes...they were huge


the vines went on forever...it was spectacular

after shelton's we headed to the blue ridge parkway...next stop the mabry mill.



yes...it was that peaceful
curt and the whiskey still...he learned to make a run of moonshine (and you thought he was in seminary), to top it off he bought a book about the process.



after the mill, we headed to chateau morrisette, breathtaking vines located on the hills of the blue ridge moutains, sorry no pictures, but take our word...amazing. next thing dinner, and then the drive-in. the movie was horrible, but the experience was fun!

sunday arrived, but the adventures continued on. we had one more stop...the yadkin river...our mission, a three hour kayak voyage...




we had a blast...our motto--those who play together, stay together!!!

i will leave you guys with one last picture, this was the closer for the anniversary...i made a replica of our wedding cake topper (we ate the real one at six months, we didn't want to travel with it).

thanks for being a part of our first year of marriage.




5 comments:

Ape's Family said...

What beautiful memories you are making!! It is nice to get away and just enjoy each other. You can see the happiness in your smiles! You both look so amazing! Happy Anniversary!! We love you both!

Anonymous said...

What an AWESOME Anniversary. Thank you for including all of us and letting us be a part of that wonderful weekend. I am so glad you all had a great time. The cake looked too cute. Good Job Jenny. How did it taste? Well I miss ya. Keep up with the updates. I feel like you are only down the street. :o)

Dawn Rowe said...

LOVED it. Jenny, thanks for blogging and keeping record of your lives for us when we are so far away!!
Dawn

Aunt Kat said...
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Aunt Kat said...

Okay still trying to figure this out. I had made an error so I deleted my first set of comments. Glad you all had a great 1st anniversary. Happy belated by the way. Hope to see you both in Nov. Love from all of us in Alabama.