Hi, everyone! Here we go again. What a wonderful long weekend at Chester Frost Park. This place is absolutely beautiful. The weekend was packed with families and was still a quiet place to be. Loved watching the water and the many boats, especially the jet skis. I missed having ours, but decided to sell them a couple years ago.
We took a drive to Benton, TN, where Black Bear Cove Park is located. Wanted to check it out and see if it was of interest to go there. An absolute breathtaking view of the mountains. Its location was a little off for us with some water activities being somewhat further away....like water rafting!!
We became book-worms over the weekend along with long walks which Jenny would encourage us to put the books down and "lets go walking."
We are heading out this morning. I believe we may head to Crossville. We'll see and you'll know when we get to where finally parked!
Until then.....
Monday, July 28, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Chester Frost Park
As you see, we are back on the road again!
Ever been to Chattanooga? Hixson? what about Chester Frost Park? We left home yesterday, Friday, to go to the eastern side of TN in the areas of Chattanooga to Knoxville. That puts one at the western edge of the Smokie Mtns.
We are stopping at Chester Frost Park, a Hamilton County Facility, in Hixson (Chattanooga), TN. It sits along the Chickamauga Lake. All 400+ sites have view of the lake. It is an extremely well maintained park by the county with 30/50 amp and water. No reservations. We have stayed here before and this is the first time for a summer stay. Not bad at all. Our site is very spacious and full view of one side of the lake. For $18.57 night, this is a very neat park to stay in! They also have shelter houses to rent, a beach area, and of course boat ramps. Imagine that!
We have no particular plans. Sitting here sipping coffee deciding whether we want to stay in TN or venture into NC or GA. Decisions, decisions! However, we love the mountains and water. So wherever we roam to next, we will have both or one of these loves.
Until then......
Ever been to Chattanooga? Hixson? what about Chester Frost Park? We left home yesterday, Friday, to go to the eastern side of TN in the areas of Chattanooga to Knoxville. That puts one at the western edge of the Smokie Mtns.
We are stopping at Chester Frost Park, a Hamilton County Facility, in Hixson (Chattanooga), TN. It sits along the Chickamauga Lake. All 400+ sites have view of the lake. It is an extremely well maintained park by the county with 30/50 amp and water. No reservations. We have stayed here before and this is the first time for a summer stay. Not bad at all. Our site is very spacious and full view of one side of the lake. For $18.57 night, this is a very neat park to stay in! They also have shelter houses to rent, a beach area, and of course boat ramps. Imagine that!
We have no particular plans. Sitting here sipping coffee deciding whether we want to stay in TN or venture into NC or GA. Decisions, decisions! However, we love the mountains and water. So wherever we roam to next, we will have both or one of these loves.
Until then......
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
TN Sunshine Travelers July Campout
DEFEATED CREEK PARK in Carthage, TN is where our chapter of Good Sam camped last weekend. This was our first time at this wonderful park. Highly recommend this COE park...many sites that were full sun to shady and very spacious. We were blessed to have our State Director and his wife, Terry & Betty Minger, to camp with us along with 3 grandchildren from two other members. Our chapter had 9 couples and that made a total of 23 people. We were blessed to have another couple camping near us to join us in some meals and our Sunday devotional service.
One thing for sure, no TWO things for sure: 1)it was HOT, and 2) the FOOD was PLENTIFUL!! We had lakeside camping with a beautiful view of the large lake.
Some of us arrive early before the weekend and some stay days after the Sunday dismissal. Good Sam chapter camping is awesome. The "3 F's" were in full force... FOOD, FELLOWSHIP, AND FUN!
Everyone left anxious for next month's camping which will be at Cage's Bend COE in the Hendersonville/Gallatin area August 15-17.
Until then.....
One thing for sure, no TWO things for sure: 1)it was HOT, and 2) the FOOD was PLENTIFUL!! We had lakeside camping with a beautiful view of the large lake.
Some of us arrive early before the weekend and some stay days after the Sunday dismissal. Good Sam chapter camping is awesome. The "3 F's" were in full force... FOOD, FELLOWSHIP, AND FUN!
Everyone left anxious for next month's camping which will be at Cage's Bend COE in the Hendersonville/Gallatin area August 15-17.
Until then.....
Monday, July 7, 2008
Back Home
What a wonderful time away over July 4th....a long weekend at Tunica, MS. The Mid-South RV Park was a great place to stay. We took books to read; I worked on a quilt (hand-stitching the binding on); and we played some Black Jack. Saturday we enjoyed Terry & Betty Minger's visit and ate a buffet luncheon at the Sheriton Casino. Great food!! The weather treated us very kindly considering we were to have rain. Jenny enjoyed her many walks.
Several RVers came in. One of our neighbors was from OK and they had their FMCA plate on the back of their rig. We looked up their names...just happened to eat breakfast at the same place the next morning. Mike greeted them by name and were they shocked! A few days later he came over to rig and ask how we knew their names. He was still in awe!! We told him we had the FMCA membership book and looked up their membership number. He laughed and said he never thought of using his book. We have fun doing that on our travels. It is fun to see the shocked faces when we call them by name! lol
We arrived home safe on Sunday, 6th. Of course, today, Monday, was back to work for Mike and back to laundry and....well, you know the rest of the story.
Our next trip out will be with our Good Sam chapter, TN Sunshine Travelers, on July 17-20. So, until then......
Several RVers came in. One of our neighbors was from OK and they had their FMCA plate on the back of their rig. We looked up their names...just happened to eat breakfast at the same place the next morning. Mike greeted them by name and were they shocked! A few days later he came over to rig and ask how we knew their names. He was still in awe!! We told him we had the FMCA membership book and looked up their membership number. He laughed and said he never thought of using his book. We have fun doing that on our travels. It is fun to see the shocked faces when we call them by name! lol
We arrived home safe on Sunday, 6th. Of course, today, Monday, was back to work for Mike and back to laundry and....well, you know the rest of the story.
Our next trip out will be with our Good Sam chapter, TN Sunshine Travelers, on July 17-20. So, until then......
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Been on the Road Again, Again, and Again
I guess I better update my travels since I last posted on Father's Day. As I last wrote we were in Pigeon Forge for a week. Celebrated our 41st Anniversary there and went to the Smith Brothers Show. It was a great time and we stayed at River Plantation....great RV Park! Left out on Thursday, 6/19, for home to go to our granddaughter's dance recital at TPAC, downtown Nashville. To her surprise she received an award placque in Hip Hop!
Next day (Fri), we became restless because it was the end of our interrupted vacation. So we started thinking...thought some more...and...came up with a plan! Let's take off to Tunica, MS, and see the casinos and check out the RV Parks. So we called our friends, Vic & Rita, early Sat. morning and proposed the plan to them to ride down with us. We met them by 1:00 p.m. and we were OFF!! Had a great time and of course we tried to find an excuse to call in sick for Monday morning. Couldn't come up with a good game plan!
Next on our agenda was to plan for next wkend. This came about because our son traded in his TT for a Class B (looks like a Class C) and wanted to take off and see what he could put on the "punch list". Ha! So we made reservations at Caney Creek RV Resort in Harriman, TN. We stayed there going to Pigeon Forge and liked the Resort enough to go back. With the pool, that kept all the grandkids (4) entertained. A very pleasant wkend.
That now puts our June travels to an end. We were out in the RV for 23 days in June. WOW! We loved every minute of it. I keep a calendar in the RV and post our days out and thus far we have logged 90 days out this year at the end of June.
Well, we are now looking at the 4th of July wkend. Just had to plan something again. RIGHT now, Wednesday, July 2, we are parked at Mid South RV Park in Tunica, MS. Looks like we'll log another 5 days on the calendar! We put out a fleece call to some friends to come join us....we'll see who shows up! Don't you love "last minute" notices!!??
I will do my best to post again soon. BUT, at least know that we are somewhere out there!!
Until then......
Next day (Fri), we became restless because it was the end of our interrupted vacation. So we started thinking...thought some more...and...came up with a plan! Let's take off to Tunica, MS, and see the casinos and check out the RV Parks. So we called our friends, Vic & Rita, early Sat. morning and proposed the plan to them to ride down with us. We met them by 1:00 p.m. and we were OFF!! Had a great time and of course we tried to find an excuse to call in sick for Monday morning. Couldn't come up with a good game plan!
Next on our agenda was to plan for next wkend. This came about because our son traded in his TT for a Class B (looks like a Class C) and wanted to take off and see what he could put on the "punch list". Ha! So we made reservations at Caney Creek RV Resort in Harriman, TN. We stayed there going to Pigeon Forge and liked the Resort enough to go back. With the pool, that kept all the grandkids (4) entertained. A very pleasant wkend.
That now puts our June travels to an end. We were out in the RV for 23 days in June. WOW! We loved every minute of it. I keep a calendar in the RV and post our days out and thus far we have logged 90 days out this year at the end of June.
Well, we are now looking at the 4th of July wkend. Just had to plan something again. RIGHT now, Wednesday, July 2, we are parked at Mid South RV Park in Tunica, MS. Looks like we'll log another 5 days on the calendar! We put out a fleece call to some friends to come join us....we'll see who shows up! Don't you love "last minute" notices!!??
I will do my best to post again soon. BUT, at least know that we are somewhere out there!!
Until then......
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Father's Day in Pigeon Forge
Happy Father's Day to all who have logged in today. Even though we are away from our family on this day, we celebrate our togetherness, happiness, and love each day!
Yesterday we went to Townsend and along the way on Wears Valley Road was a new RV Resort in the early development stages. These sites are "for sale" and set in the valley with the georgous mountains as the backdrop! WOW! What beauty! Last night we went to a show "Magic Beyond Belief" and was very good. During the intermission Terry Evanswood, the magician, came out and spoke to us about the Lord. What a fulfilling spiritual enjoyment to hear the audience clap and hear some "amens"!
Early this a.m. we moved across the road to a concrete site with the backyard area overlooking the waterway. Today is party cloudy and the rain we had last evening was enough to water grass and plants and refresh the earth.
Have been listening to the news about Tim Russert's death. We were shocked and always enjoyed him on Meet the Press and all his many interviews.
Looking forward to another day of whatever goes!
Until then......
Yesterday we went to Townsend and along the way on Wears Valley Road was a new RV Resort in the early development stages. These sites are "for sale" and set in the valley with the georgous mountains as the backdrop! WOW! What beauty! Last night we went to a show "Magic Beyond Belief" and was very good. During the intermission Terry Evanswood, the magician, came out and spoke to us about the Lord. What a fulfilling spiritual enjoyment to hear the audience clap and hear some "amens"!
Early this a.m. we moved across the road to a concrete site with the backyard area overlooking the waterway. Today is party cloudy and the rain we had last evening was enough to water grass and plants and refresh the earth.
Have been listening to the news about Tim Russert's death. We were shocked and always enjoyed him on Meet the Press and all his many interviews.
Looking forward to another day of whatever goes!
Until then......
Friday, June 13, 2008
Pigeon Forge Retreat
Well, it didn't take long for us to recoup from the Samboree, do some work, and head out again for a mini vacation in the Great Smokey Mtns. Well....Pigeon Forge area. Actually, we are going to enjoy our 41st Anniversary while here. We are staying in Sevierville at the River Plantation RV Park. We just plan on doing some R&R, catch a couple shows, and probably sightsee around.
Left Thursday and spent the night at Caney Creek RV Resort in Harriman, TN. What a beautiful place!! They are continuing their development/expansion. All sites are concrete pads with most of them by the lakeside. MANY trails to walk, pool, laundry room, shuffle board, beach volleyball, kids playground, 2 boat docks, and a fishing ramp. It is gated so security is great. We will definitely be back to spend more time. For those of you who love to be on the water or fish, this is an excellent place. The boat ramp is just a short drive which you can see from the resort across the lake.
Today, we arrived at River Plantation. Fixed lunch and then watched our Netflix movie, "The Bucket List". Took ourselves and Jenny for a long walk. The weekend Flea Market is open (sits next to I-40) so we may venture over there and then go back to Bass Pro across the interstate.
Well, now you know where we are and that we are back to traveling. So stay tune ... to keep up with the Smiths!!
Until then....
Left Thursday and spent the night at Caney Creek RV Resort in Harriman, TN. What a beautiful place!! They are continuing their development/expansion. All sites are concrete pads with most of them by the lakeside. MANY trails to walk, pool, laundry room, shuffle board, beach volleyball, kids playground, 2 boat docks, and a fishing ramp. It is gated so security is great. We will definitely be back to spend more time. For those of you who love to be on the water or fish, this is an excellent place. The boat ramp is just a short drive which you can see from the resort across the lake.
Today, we arrived at River Plantation. Fixed lunch and then watched our Netflix movie, "The Bucket List". Took ourselves and Jenny for a long walk. The weekend Flea Market is open (sits next to I-40) so we may venture over there and then go back to Bass Pro across the interstate.
Well, now you know where we are and that we are back to traveling. So stay tune ... to keep up with the Smiths!!
Until then....
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