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Posted by Donna on September 23, 2009
23 September 2009 – Day 5 of Our Big Adventure
The subject line says it all… Today was a driving day. Getting from Point A (Strasburg, VA) to Point B (Gatlinburg, TN) was all we had planned. It was pretty much all we accomplished, too.
We slept in a bit, ate a leisurely breakfast at our hotel, then got on the road at around 9:15 a.m. Filled the car’s gas tank, returned to the hotel because we realized we forgot to leave a tip for the housekeeper, then headed south on I-81.
We started with 300 Virginia miles to travel. As long as the day in the car was (we arrived in Gatlinburg at around 5:45 p.m.) it didn’t seem all that long. Virginia is a beautiful state (if what we saw off the highway is any indication, that is). Loved going up and down hills all day. What fun. Going down the hill I thought, “Boy, this would be fun on a bicycle.” Going up the hill I thought, “Glad I’m in a car.”
Arrived in Tennessee at around 2:30 p.m. I think. Stopped at the Welcome Center and called Gerry to say Howdy. Then we were on the road again. (Can you hear Willie Nelson singing?)
There were three Fairfield Inns (part of the Marriott chain so we get really cheap rooms) in Gatlinburg, so we plugged one of them into the GPS and found our way here. They had a room for two nights so here we are.
Tomorrow we’ll start exploring the Smoky Mountains. Tomorrow night we’re going to go to the Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede dinner attraction. Should be fun.
And that’s it for the news from the road.
Hugs,
–Donna
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