Asheville

It is amazing how many things can change from one night to the next. Two nights ago, I was sleeping in a hammock and was woken up by a rooster, last night I "fell asleep" fully clothed on top of a bed, with the lights still on. I woke up at 5 am not because of a rooster, but because I was about to pee beer all over the world. Last night, I met up with my buddy Bill Donaldson and we went out for some beer and barbeque. We started the night at Ed Boudreaux's Cajun Barbeque in downtown Asheville. The food was actually quite good, and they obviously had Abita Turbo Dog flowing like a river. After we had wore our welcome thin there, we hopped back on our bikes and headed down to the Asheville Brewing Co. This was a pretty cool joint, because they brew all of the beer there. All in all it was a good night, but it made for a hard ride this morning at Bent Creek.
We were supposed to leave at about 8 for the ride, but that soon turned into 10. We got there and it was about 90 degrees and the only cars in the parking lot were Asheville Police Patrol Cars. It was a pretty funny sight to see, especially because a bunch of them had bike racks. Apparently they are starting a bike cop brigade because of the rising fuel costs. We saw all of the officers on the way up the mountain, and judging by the speed at which Bill and I were passing them, they had spent too much time at Dunkin Donuts. Something was screwing up with my bottom bracket, so we had to cut the ride short. It was a blast though.
Now I am headed down to Brevard to camp, hike, bike, and fish for a few days. I am pretty pumped because I have heard so many good things about the area. I am ready to get the heck out of NC, but this Brevard trip is a must.