Melina’s mom, Raye, and stepdad, Paul, arrived on Thursday night from Madison. They were pretty tired from their long day of travel and were quite impressed with the bumpy unpaved roads in the mountains! However they were up and ready to go this morning. George gave them a nice tour of the farm.The coffee plants are filled with beans. The red beans are ripe and will be picked this week. During coffee season, pickers need to pass by each plant every week to pick only the ripe beans. Later, the outer skin is removed and the beans are washed and laid out to dry. I have to admit I am really enjoying all the fresh coffee! It doesn’t get any fresher!
After the farm tour, I took Raye and Paul on a hike to Tiger Creek Falls. We hiked a bit through broadleaf along Tiger Creek and ended at the fall. The trail ends with pools, cascades, large rocks, and a quite significant drop off. You can’t actually see much of the fall from up on top. 
There was a magnificent view of the valley below. We stopped to have a sandwhich here and cooled our feet in the running water.
It started to rain so we hiked back out. Along the way I saw a baby armadillo crossing the path but he moved too fast to take a photo and Raye and Paul didn’t even see him.
We drove across the way and from here we had a stunning view of Tiger Creek Falls. We sat at the top of that fall for lunch!
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