July 2- The journey begins
The most important part of every road trip is nourishment. The only nourishment that is acceptable on our trip is ice cream.
A few stops had to be made as the car kept doing some crazy stuff....
Notice the abandoned road Chadd decided to drive down...the funny thing was that the next exit was right around the curve and was full of gas stations..but we like to live on the edge of danger
a few hours later....more weird car noises
We finally made it to Cindy's B&B
"If you build it, they will come"...Dale made this patio just for us! LOL...yeah, whatever
July 3- Day in Roanoke, VADale and his famous biscuits!
Do you take pictures while you're in the car wash? We do!
LUNCH!
Crazy Cat Lady
We went to Dale's farm to get our cow for the 4th of July cookoutWe will be back next year for you...sorry!
Ugh...gardens...i do not know what the thrill of a garden is...all i need is Publix
Went dancing later....what pretty eyes you have Dale!
July 4- Happy 4th of July!!!
Cindy and Dale were having a cookout at their house so we got to meet several of their friends.
July 5- Lynchburg, VA
Heading out to Lynchburg for the day to see where Val went to college. The goals for the day were to go try out this hotdog eaterie (which turned out to be in a convenience store), and to go prove that someone was really dead...and yep...he's a goner
Lunch at Moore's- its in a convenience store, has a tree growing right through it....the hot dogs are red...i had chicken strips :)
This is the house where Val stayed at during college
R.I.P Jerry Falwell..
The Lynchburg bookstore will never be the same...
On the way home..the boys decided they wanted another hot dog....
July 6- On the Road again
Tennessee bound today! We left Cindy, and we headed out to Pigeon Forge, TN to our cabin in the woods.
Notice the orb near Chadd's head...we learned that is probably a spirit...I TOLD YOU THE HOUSE WAS HAUNTED!!
Ate dinner at the Apple Barn...mom demanded we have some apple fritters for her.
Christmas in July
Ended the evening by flooding most of Pigeon Forge when we went in the Jacuzzi. Look at the water gushing out!!
calm before the storm..
July 7- Dollywood
We went to Dolly Wood today. Beautiful weather!! Val, Chadd, and Dale got to zip line. I was not allowed due to my knee surgery, so i went and sat with all the blue hairs (old people) and watched some hillbilly make music.
Whose Your Daddy???
Chadd- with brand new white crock-a-bee's
Dale- swinging his legs like a crazy little girl
Val- what a monkey!
This is where i sat while they zip lined....
Zip lining deplinished all energy...must eat sugar!!!
The Dolly tour bus
July 8- White water rafting, Ghost Walk TourRAINING!!! Thank goodness we went to Dolly Wood yesterday!
Breakfast of Champions..Mel's Diner
White water rafting on the Pigeon River. The boat in front of us flipped over and we saved a Mexican....still waiting on our medals of honor
Dinner at No Way Jose's Cantina
Ghost walk of Gatlinburg...it was fun, but not scary at all
July 9- Caves, weiners, Dolly, Wild WoodyBusy day....
Forbidden Caverns
Will Val ever see a real bear?
To Gatlinburg on a hunt for Fannie Farkles for a foot long corn dog...Chadd's mom and dad suggested we have one for them...plus we wanted to see val eat one as she HATES hotdogs!
She did it!!
Dixie Stampede Dinner Show
Pre-show
View from our seat
See you next time Dolly!
Last stop- Riding the Wild Woody- Dale had never been go cart riding. Here you will see me, Chadd and Dale driving down the hill.
July 10-heading back to VA, going on a bear hunt, and when you wish upon a starOur last day in Pigeon Forge. Before we left, we needed to go try one of the pancake houses that were every where!! And.....they were fantastic!
Val still hadn't seen a bear, and she was determined they were not in this world, so we drove through Cades Cove in hopes of finding one...and we did!!!!!!!!
If you look really close on the middle tree branch, you will see a little bit of the bear's arm hanging over the branch.
Momma finally came into view
close up....
Made it back to Roanoke. After dinner at Fork in the Alley, we headed to the Roanoke Star. Our last night in Virginia...heading home tomorrow..so sad
July 11- Saying goodbye...There's no place like home...but Cindy's B&B is very close
Driving home would not be complete unless we stopped one more time for a TCBY treat!
See you next trip!!
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