Chapter 22
Maggie Valley, NC
Kevin
DAVID AND I LOADED the car late on Friday evening, and we were on the road at seven the next morning, arriving in Maggie Valley around mid-afternoon. We drove down the concrete driveway to the cabin just a few minutes behind George and Mike, who we knew had left Jacksonville at six, and had told us they would stop in Waynesville for groceries. We stowed Anthony’s bag in the room on the main floor that he would share with Robbie, and Robbie led him off to explore the cabin. After we set Grandma’s bag in her room, we led her up to the great room and out onto the deck.
“Oh, my,” she said. “I’d forgotten how nice this place is, and the sound of that stream is still wonderful.”
“Yes, it is,” I said. “It’s especially wonderful in the summertime when you ca
