The day after visiting Cade's Cove, Ron and Sharon drove us over to see Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. The area is full of beautiful fall colors, tourist shops and a surprising number of pancake restaurants. We stopped at the Christmas store, which was so big that I almost got lost in it. And I didn’t particularly care if I got found - I love all that Christmas stuff! But eventually they did find me, and we drove up to Ober Gatlinburg, a skiing destination high in the mountains. It was full of surprises; besides the ski lift they have a water slide, a maze, an indoors Carousel and an ice rink. But the best thing was the view across the Smoky Mountains.
On the way back through town we stopped at Corky’s. Corky’s is our favorite Memphis restaurant for dry-rub ribs, and we were a bit concerned that they would not be as good here. But they were almost as good, and as bonus, they were “all you can eat”. Guess they didn’t know how many ribs Randy can eat…
Wednesday, after 2 wonderful days with Ron and Sharon, we had to get on the road again. No sightseeing this time, just driving. Got as far as Cecil, Georgia before we stopped for the night. We’ve stopped there before, back in August. It’s not close to anything interesting that we know of, but it’s on the way and it’s open late.
The next day Randy drove the rest of the way to Okeechobee, and in the afternoon we set up in the site that we hope will be home for the next few months. The RV park is beautiful and the people are really nice. The season hasn’t quite started yet so right now there are just a few people here; most of the workers and a few of the seasonal lot owners. Monday evening everyone got together for a costume party in the clubhouse. Besides being fun, it was an nice chance to get to know our neighbors.
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