Rolesville to Dobson, NC

What a gloriously beautiful day - good temp, good breeze.  Top-down driving weather doesn't get much better than this!  Wish you were here with us.  We started today at the Rolesville Main Street Park.  There were 9 cars (6 MGB's, 2 MGB/GT's, and 1 1100).  We had our driver's meeting and then at 9am the Rolesville police stopped traffic on Hwy 401 for about 2 minutes so that we could exit the park and take off driving north.  Participants today were Trip & Georgia, Peter, Terry, PJ, Dick & Beth, Tom & Laura, Gary & Wayburn, Dennis & Pat, and Ron & Pat.  Friends Peggy, Don, Ellen, Don and Bob, and Rolesville officials were there to cheer us on.

Our first official stop was lunch in Danbury at the Dan River Family Restaurant - delicious.  Then we drove to the Hanging Rock State Park and walked to the Upper Cascades Falls.

After lunch we walked to the falls

Climbing down to the bottom of the falls

Wayburn at the falls

Laura peeking around the tree at the bottom of the falls

Next was a drive to the top of Pilot Knob at Pilot Mountain State Park for a look at the scenery and way in the distance you could see downtown Winston-Salem.

Look at that scenery!

Ron and Pat

Pat, Pat, Georgia, Laura

Driving down Pilot Mountain - just one of many curvy, twisty, MG driving roads

Then we split up with some going to meet family, some to Mt Airy, and the rest to the hotel in Dobson.  After checking into the hotel, most of the guys, lead by PJ, went to Ken Nick's Eclectic Rods and Restoration.  There were vehicles in progress of restoration - and one completed especially outstanding car was an MGB/GT customized V6 For-olet.  The ladies repaired to the wine bar in the lobby and enjoyed a very good wine tasting and drinking.

Then it was off to dinner at the Harvest Grill for a wonderful dinner and more wine from Shelton Vineyards.  Once back at the hotel, we signed the tour banner and then off to bed.

Trip, Dennis, Pat - signing the banner (photo by Dick)

STATS:  We started at 142,857 miles.  We traveled 226 miles on Day #1.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:  Town of Rolesville - Mayor, Police Chief, and Town Manager who came out to give us a send off, along with friends, and, of course, the police officer and cruiser with the siren going to stop the traffic to allow us to drive out of the park all at once.  Thanks also to the merchants in Rolesville who gave us coupons for eats at Sonic and Bojangles.