“Welcome to Asheville, where the temperature is not even close to warm.” I don’t think that’s exactly how the flight attendant phrased it, but that was the gist of the weather report we got upon arriving in sunny North Carolina this afternoon. It was 22 degrees when we left the airport and is now around 16 degrees.
After our flights had landed and everyone arriving by plane had gathered luggage and assembled, we headed to the hotel to meet up with Dr Holt who had arrived shortly before. Her holiday vacation had already brought her to the region, so she was able to meet us without adding extra flights to her trip.
The other six of us had to get here on two different flights since our tickets were booked at different times and the holiday weekend had filled up plane seats. Thankfully neither of our layover cities (Chicago and Houston) had difficult weather and we ended up where we were supposed to be, when we were scheduled to be there.
After settling in at the hotel briefly, we headed out for dinner. Wanting to make it an early night and save exploring for another evening, we opted for the restaurant across the street so we wouldn’t even have to drive.
The frigid wind didn’t deter us. We were however, momentarily stymied by the lack of any crosswalks to guide us through the massive six lane intersection. Thankfully traffic was light and we could just run for it when the lights were cooperative. Running also had the side benefit of getting us out of the cold sooner.
Here we all are after dinner, having survived our return trip across the street, back at the hotel and ready to call it a night.
WHS's clinic crew, finally all together! (and able to smile after a full day of travel) From left to right: Dawn, Beth, Jenny, me, Marissa, Dr Holt, Dr H
Looking forward to our first day at Humane Alliance tomorrow!