Pigeon Forge

We arrived in Pigeon Forge on Friday afternoon. The trip through the mountains, from North Carolina to Tennessee, on Interstate 40 was really pretty. The foliage was still very colorful and the trees were holding their leaves. Quite a winding road but nothing compared to 411 south that leads into Pigeon Forge. Holy Mackeral….the first 11 miles were pretty wicked. We came by the Bush’s Beans plant…very large plant in the middle of no where. We got to Eagles’s Nest campground and got set up. They are a Passport America park…so half off for the length of our stay. We’re not sure how long we’ll be here so paid till Monday ($66). We have a phone meeting with our boss this evening and will get our schedule.

Hanging out with Hugh and Dianne, our trainers with AGS. They are here working 14 parks over a three month period. They will finish up end of November and then go back to their condo in North Carolina. This is the only assignment they do every year (but heck what a big job it is). Dianne has been dying to see our trike so she tried it out by sitting on it. Last night we went to see Country Tonite, a country show in Pigeon Forge. They’ve started their Christmas show so the first hour was the regular country show and the second hour was the Christmas show.

It was very good and the comedian in the show, Bubba was hilarious. He did this one spoof on the song, “Jesus Take The Wheel” but instead it was Cletus Take The Reel….oh my, it was funny. Had a really good time and it was a fun night out. Today Hugh and Dianne are coming over to watch the race with us and grill out. Tomorrow we might take the trike out and get some riding in before we leave this beautiful area. Would hate to leave and not see any of the back country roads. We hear the rumble of bikes on the road, that goes past the campground, and know this area is a favorite for bikers. The Dragon Tail, an 11 mile stretch with 318 twists and turns is something we might tackle….stay tuned to see if we take on the Dragon !

Light at the End of the Tunnel...

Linda was off yesterday and today so it was nice to be able to get out of the house and explore the area a bit. She was supposed to work yesterday evening but the nursing agency called just as she got dressed for work and told her she wouldn't be needed. So today we went to a Sam's Club we had seen the other day on the way to the vet. Picked up a few things. Then we took the boys in search of a doggie park that the park manager told us about. We didn't find the park but found a fenced in ball field where the boys could run and play. Boomer's bandage, on his foot, didn't slow him down at all. They had a great time.

A few days ago I started calling some campgrounds, on the east coast, that had advertised Workamper positions. It is not appearing that Linda's assignments here will consistently bring her full-time hours each week and we aren't really crazy about the area. It is far nicer in areas within just a short driving distance from here but she is having to drive up to an hour to many of her assignments and when you work a 12 hour shift, the extra hour on each end of that day makes for a really long day. Today we got a call from a camp ground in North Carolina, offering us a position. We have not made a commitment until I have a chance to check with one other place. By next week I'll know which one we'll be going to. It will mean leaving here as soon as Linda finishes on the 29th (she has that day scheduled to work at one of the facilities).

In local news, a rare pink dolphin has been spotted off the Louisiana coast. They had pictures on the local TV station...it was really something. Apparently it's an albino dolphin with strange pigmentation that gives it the pink coloring.

Weather was great today but a cold front is coming in that will only put daytime temps in the 60's and overnight temps in the 40's. That is about 20 degrees lower than what it has been running here. So far the humidity hasn't been bad...it's actually been very enjoyable. Gonna work on cleaning the rig tomorrow while the NASCAR race is on. Linda has to work 6 a.m - 6 p.m. and has that long drive to boot.