Wow, according to mapquest, my drive is shorter than yours.. I wouldn't have guessed.
Looks like we'll both intersect at 40W, but I wont get on there until Asheville... which would be around 12-1...
If you wanted, we could meet up in Asheville and drive the last hour or so in...
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Culp...tahala+Village