Well Tuesday saw the rain finally stop and the overcast skies opened up to let the sunshine in and once more we saw the beautiful Carolina Blue skies. Wow was that ever awesome but the heat returned as well especially down off the mountain as we were in Winston-Salem most of the day. We met up with our friends the Tracy's and did some sight seeing in the old Salem area for several hours and then headed to Baptist Hospital for a visit with our old friend Eddie whom most of you have been praying for as he recovers from a broken neck.
We started the day with a 7'ish roll out to soggy ground and foggy skies. After our usual morning routines we had a lite breakfast before getting ready to head down the mountain to the big city of Winston-Salem. I checked the rain gauge from last nights downpour and we are up to over 7 plus inches of rain since Friday. The forecast is for much better weather this coming week and a total beautiful weekend. The trip down was uneventful and we could at times see a little streak of sun light peeking through as we got down to a lower elevation. We met up with Patrick and Kathryn at Costco's at 11 as they were having new tires put on their Prius which we will take on our trip Friday. That car gets around 50 plus miles to a gallon of gas, yikes that is awesome. I wish they made a truck that would get that kind of mileage, oh well.
We headed to Old Salem and they were taken back at the beauty of the buildings and the quaintness of a still functioning part of history. The college still has about 400 on campus women students with another 400 or so day students from the area. This college was started by the Moravian Church in the early 1700's before our Declaration of Independence was signed. Our first president visited there to understand how this functioning community operated and why this college was so successful. We saw some of the earliest rooms, kitchens and meat storage lockers which have been preserved in a small museum but all or most of the building are still in use today as dormitories and class room facilities. The town is laid out perfectly and the gardens still provide some fare to the local Tavern eatery where we had lunch. The fare was superb and period dress was worn by all the employees. The building was at least a couple hundred years old. We of course stopped by the bakery and sampled some of their wares as well and took some with us. We were unable to visit the old church as a funeral was being conducted.
We toured many of the buildings and spoke with many of the college faculty and employees. The trees that surround the buildings are majestic in their height and beauty while they provide great shade to the campus as well. It did get a little warm and humid there with temps into the upper 80's but it felt good to finally dry out. Some of the buildings built in the early 1800's looked awesome and are now private residences with great workmanship of the stone fences and sidewalks. This is just not only a historical relic but a still working and functioning town and college. The grounds and gardens are meticulously groomed and produce is in abundance. We love to visit this place and it was the first time we had ever eaten there. We were lucky to be seated when we did as there was a waiting line when we left around 1'ish.
We took Patrick and Kathryn back to Costco and then headed to Baptist Hospital to see Eddie. Well we were greatly encouraged by the progress he has made with his physical therapy in just a little over a week of him being there. He now has voluntary movement in all of his limbs and he even fed himself for the first time since the injury. He is still bed fast except for the therapy and easily tires but his goal is to walk out of the hospital by September 2. With the progress we saw we believe he will do it. It great to know he is not totally paralyzed but still has some areas in his legs without feeling but he can move most everything and with his determination he will achieve his goal. We need to keep him in our thoughts and prayers as well as he attributes his success so far to those who constantly remember him in prayer for healing. We brought him some cinnamon buns from the Old Salem bakery and he was thrilled as was Kimberly.
We headed back to the mountain and ran into rain showers at times and by the time we got home the temp had dropped from 86 down to 71, it was awesome to walk around outside and see the sunshine for a change. LATER
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