Pigeon Forge, TN

Heading home after an enjoyable, relaxing stay in Pigeon Forge, TN. We parked at Riverside RV Park. Let me just say, they were the NICEST people. The park was clean, the pool was sparkling and the employees were very friendly. We always like to get a pull through site since we were pulling the trailer with the Cobra on it. They had plenty of space for us.

Pigeon Forge was our destination this weekend because it was the annual Shades of the Past car show. We never actually made it to the car show and we didn't need to. All you have to do is drive up and down the main road and you can see all the cars you want to see. People line the street with their lawn chairs just watching the cars drive by. It's like a parade but not officially a parade. There must have been 1000 cars in town. It was a great experience. We did manage to get ourselves caught in a downpour again last night. Shelby Cobra, no top. We seem to get ourselves in that predicament a lot lately!

Forget Orlando. Visit Pigeon Forge! Seriously, there is so much to do there! You can visit Dollywood, play at splash parks, see shows and shop. We attended three shows while we were in town. The Hatfield and McCoy dinner show was so much fun! Audience participation, great food and lots of laughter. We also attended the Smoky Mountain Opry. This was our least favorite. It was okay but not near as entertaining as the Hatfield and McCoy's or the Dixie Stampede, The Dixie Stampede is a western show with horses, skits and more good food. If you've ever been to Medievel Times, it's set up in the same fashion. You eat with your hands and watch the show. Tom was chosen to go in the arena and compete in a game of "horse shoes". I have to admit that I did give Tom a bit of a nudge to volunteer when he was asked. Then I checked to make sure he had played horse shoes before. NOPE! No worries because when he entered the arena he discovered that they weren't really throwing horse shoes but open ended toilet seats. Those of you that know Tom know he can be a ham and he didn't disappoint. He even ended up winning! I video'd it and it was so cute that in the background you can hear a small child saying "go Tom!"

Of course BabyBear went with us. He had his picture taken with some of the cast from the Hatfield and McCoy's. They even shared this picture on their facebook page! Go BabyBear!

One morning we met up with a bunch of other Cobra owners and took a cruise to an apple farm for breakfast. I've got to say that Tennessee has great scenery. Could be a destination next time we move. Yeah, we're always planning ahead.

We didn't have any major hiccups on this trip. Sure, we got caught in the rain but it's just water! We even got to try out the heater in the Cobra. It really puts the heat out. Not like the wimpy heater in our old Cobra. Tom called it a wheezer. Unfortunately running the heater, windshield wipers and engine fans were all the alternator could handle. The battery was dead when Tom tried to start the car this morning Of course, a friendly fellow camper came to his aid. We always look forward to seeing what our next snafu will be. NOT!!

Stay tuned for next weeks adventure!

Oh... friendly tip for you RVers... do not have an overhead fan on when you flush the toilet... yeah... it sucks the air right out of the holding tank... you can imagine the rest.