Filming Locations 3 Billboards | Blue Ridge Parkway Trip | Updates From The Road | Day 2

Day two of the Blue Ridge Parkway trip starts right now on Motor Travel USA. Packed and ready to go. It's about 6 a.m right now. Instead of I-75, all back roads today. Well, mostly back roads. I'll pick it up when I see something cool or make a stop for some coffee or breakfast. There's some really nice little towns. It has been an awesome morning so far. The weather is cool and crisp. The back roads are awesome. No traffic. The sun's coming out. Now, I thought I'd stop and eat some health food now. Actually, I don't think I've ever been to a Krispy Kreme before. I've heard the coffee is good, so I thought I'd check it out. But yeah, awesome day so far. The weather is much better than yesterday. The sun is just starting to peek up. So, the coffee, I don't know if it wasn't that fresh, but it wasn't that great. But the donut was pretty awesome. All right, back on the road. Actually, before I leave, get a new battery for the GoPro and a new memory card. All right, time to get back on the road. See you at the next stop. I'm now in Silva, North Carolina. And if you've seen the movie Three Billboards in Ebbings, Missouri, I believe that's the title. This is the gift shop. Closer look. Totally looks different than what I remember. Looked a lot bigger in the movie. But yeah, there was a shot where the guy pulled up right here. But yeah, that's the front porch. She sweeps everyone to the mound. Kind of a cool little shop. So, check it out. This is the police station from Three Billboards. And then across the street is where the newspaper office was. And the guy got thrown out the window. It's private property, but there's the door right there. Help people. So, this is the door where the newspaper was. And they went upstairs. It's actually a really nice town. A lot of shops. I'm gonna eat lunch here shortly. There's another shot. Definitely check it out in the movie. It's actually a really, really nice town. This is just the main street. But where the gift shop was, was a bunch of things as well. Seemed like there were a lot of tourists or locals over there. Nestled in the mountains. Not part of the movie, but nice nonetheless. Don't know if that's a house or a business. Pretty cool. Well, I tried to stop in that main street area for lunch, but everything was jam-packed. It must be a huge Sunday brunch thing around here. So, I'm at O'Malley's Pub. Nothing like a good Irish pub. Let's go check it out and see how it is. So, O'Malley's Pub was pretty good. The food tasted good. Only issue is I ordered a patty melt and there was no cheese or onions on it. But it tasted great. The fries were pretty amazing. Oh yeah, I'd come here again. Menu is limited. I think I showed that, but not too bad. All right, I'm gonna go try and check into the hotel. See if they let me. I'm at the hotel now. A micro hotel in Dillsboro. Never stayed at a micro hotel. Looks nice online. Hopefully they'll let me check in. Here's the hotel. Yeah, not too bad. Again, looks relatively new. No frills hotel, but clean. Coffee, microwave, and refrigerator. Pool there. Bathroom is a pretty good size. Oh cool, they did let me check in. So, I unpacked the bike. I got to get rid of the riding suit. I put jeans on and lighten up the bike. Now I'm gonna go explore the area. Maybe go to Cherokee. Maybe back into Silva to a coffee shop. Find a smoke shop. I don't know. We'll see. Let's see where I end up next. So, I decided to drive over to Cherokee. Most of the coffee shops I saw in Silva were closed on Sunday or they were extremely busy when I was there before. So, in Cherokee, never really stopped here before. I always drove through it. So, I'm gonna go over and have a cup of coffee. Give this place a shot. Looks good. This place is really nice inside and it has a patio in the back. As you saw, the place was pretty cool inside. I got an Americano and they actually roast their own beans. Now seriously, do people not know how to park when there's a motorcycle in the spot? Do you automatically get out of park? Just curious. Think off the Maggie Valley. Oh my god, I'm having a blast driving through Maggie Valley. Actually passed under the Blue Ridge Parkway but didn't go on because I'm gonna do that tomorrow. But as I was passing through Maggie Valley, I came across this thing. Ghost Town or something. I wanted to stop but it looks like it's a construction area or something. Looks pretty cool. There was a chairlift. You can't see it from here and it's blocked off but there's a chairlift that goes all the way to the mountain. Anybody know what this thing is or was? I'd love to take a dirt bike up there. Looks cool but having a blast. This place is awesome. Have a lot of riding buddies who come up to Maggie Valley. I've always driven through Cherokee and then right up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. But yeah, this is awesome. The weather is amazing today. Much cooler than down in Florida. No rain in sight even though it said it might rain today but haven't gotten any. But yeah, I would love to know what this place is. Looks pretty cool. All right, back to the fun and riding on the road. I was going to go to the Wheel Through Time Museum but F that. I'm having too much fun. I'm just going to keep on riding. See you in a bit. Okay, so I couldn't wait. I passed by the Blue Ridge Parkway, turned it around and I'm riding a little bit of it today. I don't get up here often so why the hell not? Awesome. Simply awesome. Great weather. Not many people on the road for a Sunday. I expected it to be extremely busy but no one's here so I continue. All right, thought I'd piss away some money at the Harris Casino. Never been here. Let's go check it out. Well, probably can't record but let me go see how much money I can lose. So in the casino, holy cow, and they still allow smoking in here. Pretty amazing. This is huge. Still can't believe people smoke in here and that is why I stay away from casinos. That is some fast money spent. Well, that was a great day. About 12 hours of riding, fun roads, some movie set locations and the Blue Ridge starts tomorrow. Can't beat any of that. Starting to rain so I'm gonna cover up the bike, clean myself up, go get some dinner. Thanks for joining me today. Tomorrow we start the Blue Ridge Parkway.