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Sunday – warm and sunny. Set off for a short hike up to Grotto falls, its a fairly strenuous and rocky in places. Manage to squeeze pass the blobby hill billie family, all of them so wide they’re taking up … Continue reading →

Friday – sun and cloud but warm and humid. Hike – so much more macho than walking – 3 trails today. Drive up to Jakes trail, then onto Cucumber and then Little River trail. A lot of bleating and moaning … Continue reading →

Wednesday – Grey and overcast. Decide on an easy day as Jasper should be home today and we’re hoping to FaceTime with him so need to be back early. Ideal opportunity to visit the Moonshine distillery in Gatlinburg and have … Continue reading →

Sunday – grey, wet and raining. Forecast rain all day so it’s a very lazy day in. After all our travels it’s quite a welcome change. Just caught a scene from the Griswald European Vaction – what can you expect … Continue reading →

Friday – warm, sun and clouds. Plan was up early and out. Somehow this seemed to translate into 10:30 out.  Drive into the Smoky Mountains National Park (NP). Start off with a short nature trail walk. Only get lost once. … Continue reading →

Wednesday – hot and sunny. After a stingy breakfast we drive into Chattanooga for a mooch around. Place looks and sounds very attractive but at $7 for 2 hours parking they can “stuff off”, we’re just not paying that. Worse … Continue reading →

Monday – hot and sunny. After yesterdays deluge good to wake up to a sunny day and pleasant breakfast. Drive to the American Village which is a nationally-pioneering classroom and American history and civics education center that engages and inspires 35,000-40,000 … Continue reading →

Saturday – hot and humid. It’s 78 by 10:00. Breakfast is back to normal with waffles. Black guy (not PC I know) comes into the breakfast area to ask the receptionist how to tie a tie – no this isn’t … Continue reading →

Thursday – hot and sunny. Good breakfast followed by coffee in the room watching the Mississippi roll on by. Massive barges plying their trade, fast down stream but walking pace upstream against the current.  Drive down to the Frogmore Plantation … Continue reading →

Tuesday – hot, very humid and sunny. Another action packed day. Off on an airboat swamp tour and then a stroll around the Barataria Park park of the Jean Lafitte National Park. Get to see an Albino crocodile. In captivity … Continue reading →