Going from the dragon to New Bern, NC we have no set plan or route, except that we're going to spend the night somewhere, about half way to New Bern. A ride thru Maggie Valley don't sound bad it'll give us a taste of the area for when we go back to spend some time around there.
I think the second route I posted will be the one we take, maybe with a little tweaking if there's a MUST TAKE road that does not take us to far off course.
Thanks for the help with this leg of the ride.