Travel is always an adventure!

June 1 – I was up by 7 and Bill was up about 8 so we left at 9 this morning.  Once we got to the main road we were ¼ mile to get back on I-75.  It was a little slower going today since we were no longer on interstates.  A lot of the roads were 4 lanes but through a lot of small towns along the way.  We did manage to avoid Atlanta and the drive was very nice.  There were a lot of small towns along the way and really not much traffic until we were close to Cherokee, our final destination for the day.

The passenger side mirror twisted and turned at the first breeze that hit it so I was blind on my right side unless I put the turn indicator on so the lane would appear via the side cameras.  Since it wasn’t the interstate there were no rest areas.  We drove until one when we came into town and spotted a shopping center with a big store closed and lots of parking.  It worked out well as the next entrance/exit was back on the road going the direction we were headed.  As soon as we had lunch Bill got out the duct tape and we taped the daylight out of the mirror.  It may not be exactly right but that booger won’t move now!  It actually is so much better.  Another item to be repaired.

Campground Greeter

The closer we got to Cherokee the more up and down the roads were.  Had to use the engine brake a few times.  We arrived at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park around 3.  Don’t bring your RV here!  It is 7 miles up the mountains from town on a VERY narrow curvy road.  Fine for a car, but not so much for a motorhome towing a truck.  The campground is along a river but it’s a bit run down.  We did get a huge pull thru space with a full hook up!  It was also a passport America so it was half price.  Once we got here there were a number of campgrounds that didn’t show up in my search!

I put our first load of laundry in and once it went in the dryer we drove down to the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino for dinner at the Brio Tuscan Grille.  Upon arriving to park, you are stopped, have your temperature taken and given a mask if you don’t have one.  You are given a mandatory colored paper bracelet you must have on to get in.  Every employee is masked and the restaurants are like at home with much less capacity.  There’s also lots of security to make sure you are masked or get escorted out.

You can take it off at the dinner table but back on before you leave the table.  Our meal was

Kelly's dinner

awesome!  We each had the Wedge Salad and they were huge with lots of toppings.  Then Bill ordered Fettuccini Alfredo with grilled chicken and I had Pasta Alla Vodka.  The pasta was stuffed with ricotta and there was a light tomato cream sauce with pancetta!  I ate every bite and was too full for any dessert (even ice cream).  Since they served a nice portion of heavy Italian bread Bill didn’t finish his pasta so he’s good for a lunch!

Bill and I signed up for casino cards but since I had my camera they would not allow Bill to carry it in and he really doesn’t like gambling anyway.  So I went down and scoped things out.  They had normally 2 machines turned off between lit ones.  I found the Wheel of Fortune machines and was sitting between 2 ladies and one hit 3 times to spin

One area of the casino

the wheel and the other lady hit 4.  On her 4^th one the wheel stopped on giving her 60 more wheel spins and she ended up with 1,879 quarters!  What a lucky duck!  Her husband went out for a smoke and missed it.  I donated $30 and called it a night!

We attempted to go to Food Lion for some lunch ham but you could only go in if you are a resident or native American.  So I stopped and took some photos of the various bears around town on our way home.

We stopped on the way back to photo the elk grazing along the road.  There were only 3 on the way back but when we drove in to town there were 6-8.  They have a sign warning you to

be watchful of the elk.

I’ve been struggling for several days trying to get my blog posted.  They have changed the format and it doesn’t work very well.  Oh well!  

I went to put my laundry away and discovered the 2 lights above our dress no long work.  I tried new bulbs in them but no luck.  The fuse was fine, so another item on the list!