Wednesday In Gatlinburg!

It is now Wednesday in Gatlinburg.  Again we were up bright and early.  Ate breakfast at the motel  before heading out.  First thing we did when we got on the road was go back up in the mountains to get a picture that we wanted to get yesterday but couldn’t because of traffic.  Of course, it looked a lot better than the picture, but I thought it was pretty.

We then went to the Cades Cove Visitor Center.  We watched the movie and bought a few items.  Then it was on to Cades Cove.  The drive there was beautiful.  One of my favorite pictures was of the waterfall and creek.

We stopped at a second store near the beginning of the ride through Cades Cove.  We saw four deer along the trip.  I only got a picture of one because Jana was going too fast to get the first one and she didn’t want to stop and hold up traffic.  I told it would be okay because everyone else was doing it, but you know Jana.  Two of them were in an open field running and playing.  They were too far away to get a picture.  However, the next one was right along the road.  It was a buck, and he was eating but I took several pictures.  This one is probably the best.

We stopped at the halfway point of Cades Cove.  Of course, we went into the store and did some shopping.  We also had a quick snack in the car.  After driving through Cades Cove we went to Townsend for lunch.  I am not sure of the name of the place, but they had great hamburgers.  They also had other food, but we had hamburgers and definitely enjoyed them. 

 

After lunch it was back to Pigeon Forge.  We went to the Ray Ogle Art Shop.  Jana and David had bought quite a few pictures there.  The wife of Ray Ogle was working that day and she remembered Jana.  They had a very nice visit.  Jana didn’t buy anything, but I bought three pictures.  One is of a mother cat and her two kittens.  Another is a red barn winter scene and the other is a covered bridge in a winter scene. 

 

Next we stopped back at the “bookstore.”  I bought some items to make a quilt.  I have never made one and I want to try.  I know I will need help.  You can buy the squares and precut pieces.  It may be a disaster, but I won’t know if I don’t try.  We stopped at the Christmas Place again.  I bought an ornament that I really wanted and tried to find another one, but they didn’t have it. 

Back to the room.  Time to rest for tomorrow!