Caledonia's been calling me, now I'm going home.

Hiking in the Southern USA!

After being in Albuquerque I stayed in the USA and dropped in on Ashley. She lives in Brevard, North Carolina. This is a small town in the Appalachian Mountains. The Appalachian Mountains are the oldest mountains in the world! These mountains go all the way from Georgia to Maine! There is a trail in the Appalachian Mountains that is over 2,000 miles long, and Ashley hiked about 500 miles of it in the Spring right before I got here. 



I really enjoyed looking at the pictures of her hike, the scenery is spectacular.

Since Ashley enjoys hiking so much she took me on a few trails near her home. Here I am walking along one of the trails we explored near Brevard!

While we hiked, Ashley showed me some interesting things in the woods! This is a plant called poison ivy, and some people are very allergic to it. I was very careful not to touch it!

We also hiked around to find different animal tracks. I saw some deer tracks!

Ashley is obviously a teacher. She taught me a lot about nature and how plants get their food while we hiked.

And, this is Looking Glass Falls. It's one of thousands of waterfalls in the area! Brevard is in Transylvania County, and Transylvania County is called "the land of the waterfalls".


It's beautiful, but water alway makes paper little me a bit nevous.

The USA has been great, such interesting people and places. I hope I can return some day it is such a big country and there is still so much to see. But for now I an going too Scotland to catch up with Lily's friends and family.

Saying Goodbye

After spending a few weeks with Agusta's family it was time to say goodbye! I had a wonderful time and so did Agusta. She was sad to see me go and I was sad to leave but after saying goodbye she put me in an envelope and sent me on to my next adventure.

Thank you Agusta, Sara and all the rest of the family for taking such good care of me and including me in your lives.

Now I'm going hiking!

Agusta's Favorite Place

 
Agusta's very most favorite place to go is the Library so she took me there to show it to me.I really liked the Librarians, they were friendly and allowed us to take a photo next to all the books.

 

Agusta reeds at least 5 books a week and they are all very big. She read a little to me, she is finishing up "The Little House on the Prairie" books.

Military Life

Agusta's Dad is in the United States Air Force so she is a Military Kid. It is not always easy for her especially not when her dad has to go far away for a very long time. She also doesn't like moving so much and making new friends all of the time. In Albuquerque she lives with her family on an Air Force Base so sometimes the friends she makes move first.

 The big fat Helicopter is the first Jolly Green

Agusta's dad flies a new one which is similar to the Army's Blackhawk just like the one in this picture. He is a Search and Rescue Pilot and sometimes has to fly for a long time so the big stick on the front of the Aircraft is used to refuel in the air from a big airplane called a C-130.

Homeschool doesn't just happen at home.

Easter Eggs

We got to Paint Easter Eggs it was super fun! I tried to stay out of getting all messy!

We also went on an Easter Egg Hunt at Agusta's Grandparent's park near their house.

We had lots of treats! I loved watching Agusta run around while she hunted for eggs!