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Monday – hot and sunny. Visit Graceland. I’m not really an Elvis fan but Wendy is, sort of. Must say I found the mansion tour interesting and some of the other tours that were included. Very well done. Quite surprising … Continue reading →

Saturday – hot and sunny. Forgot to mention the first culinary highlight of our trip. In the USA 4 weeks and finally last night get my first Taco Bell – pure joy. Drive down to the music district, thinking we … Continue reading →

Thursday – hot and sunny. We escape Hill Billy country (picture of our neighbours), we think, and drive 200 miles up to Nashvile. Pleasant drive. Interesting billboard “Make your man happy”. How? Sex? A nice meal? Wine – forget that … Continue reading →

Tuesday – hot and sunny. Whitewater rafting today, although Wendy gives it a miss. Drive over to Hartford NC. Downtown consists of a restaurant and a garage but it’s classed as a town. In case you’re wondering in the pictures … Continue reading →

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 →