Come and gone

The family reunion was ok with a few that didn't make it this year.

Here was what it looks like when you have a table of food and hungry people. Saturday it was hamburgers and hotdogs. Sunday it was fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, baked beans, cole slaw, potato salad, bbq ribs, chicken and dumping, mac and cheese, ranch cucumbers, and rolls and more I have probably more I forget.  But I sure didn't forget it was all good.

Of course with all the excitement and taking care of the little ones some just got plain worn out.

Speaking of little ones here are six of the thirteen great grand children we have.

One of the excitements the little ones had was the golf cart parade with the golf cart people throwing out candy. You should have seen the rascals with their smiling faces picking up the candy.
Everyone left out this morning and we will be leaving tomorrow.
We all had a good time even though our bodies are sore.
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Today is the day

Wednesday we washed and dryer some clothes since we had a one washer and dryer here at the Panther Creek State Park and also did a load yesterday. We could have gone longer in doing it but thought why not since we had the time and it was only 75 cents to wash and 75 cents to dry. We didn't want to be doing laundry during the family reunion.

We went to Morristown also to buy groceries and things for the reunion. We had dinner at the Hillbilly's Cabin which a guy here in the park told me it was a good place to eat. It was a good place to eat Nancy had the grilled porkchop dinner and I had the fried porkchop. 
Today we will be making our move to Clabough's Campground in Pigeon Forge. There will be other family members coming in today as well as tomorrow.

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Brakes repaired

Monday Nancy and I were up way earlier than we wanted to be but I wanted to get the motorhome down to the truck repair shop so they could get started on it. After getting to Dotson Truck Repair we had to wait 15 or 20 minutes for them to finish up another repair they were doing.

The shop is also known by the new name G & S Truck Repair.

It was time for our repair where they had me pull up to the shady side of the building. It was a good spot for them where as it was in the shade most of the day.

After the guy working on it the rotor was wore out and needed a new one the caliper was fine so that was good news. Granville the owner loaded up the rotor and worn disc pads and said he would be back later with the news of how long it would be getting the repair done. It would depend on how long it would take to get the new parts. Middlesboro is a good size town but I didn't think they would have a new brake rotor anywhere in town. When Granville got back he said "good news" he found everything to get the repair finished that day. That was good news I thought for sure it would be two or three days.

Here's the guy bolting on the new rotor. They really had a time with the old one as when it was assembled new Ford Motor used Locktite on the bolts.

Here is Granville the man himself.  A heck of a nice guy. He did a very good repair and more that a reasonable price when it was all added up. I was expecting to pay more I even asked him if he added it up correctly I highly recommend G & S Truck Repair if you need a repair while in or near Middlesboro, Kentucky.  With the repair over with we where on our way south around 4:30 pm.
We drove to Morristown, Tennessee and spent the night at a Walmart.
Yesterday we arrived at Panther Creek State park where we will be until Friday before moving on to Clabough's Campgound in Pigeon Forge for our annual family reunion.

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Brake problem

Thursday I was under the motorhome to grease the front brake slider pins and after doing that I went to the back to check the brakes and wheels that's when I found the problem.
I had been hearing what sounded like the disc brake making noise but I thought it was the front brakes but it was actually coming from the back. Not only are the disc brakes warn out the brake rotor will have to be replaced. I went to a truck repair shop that can start on it Monday I told him that would work for us since we would be at the campground until Monday. I don't know how long it will take but I think they will have to order the rotor so we hope they will be finished in a couple of days. This is the first real problem we have had with the motorhome in the 15 years of being on the road.
Yesterday I grilled a couple of the pork loin slices we have and they turned out to be delicious. We also went to the Laundromat to do the laundry.

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Made a move

Even though we had five more days here at the Cumberland Gap Campground we had to move?  Remember the trees with the red ribbons in a photo that was going to be cut down?  Well yesterday afternoon a ranger came and said they were ready to be cut down and we had to move. He asked how long we were staying I said five more days he says have I already paid I told him yes he then said what he could do to get us to move now. My head began to think and I said I would move if I could get the camphost spot that was not occupied at the time with the full hookups. He says let me make a call and see he then told me they would do that since a camphost wasn't coming in until the 15th of September. So now we have a full hookup site for the next five days without any extra charge. The only down side to this is I can't get a satellite signal through the trees I guess I can live with that for a few days.
I also grill a couple of large chicken breast yesterday which I bought at Krogers for .99 cents a pound so life is good.

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Rain has stopped

The pants that Nancy bought the other day didn't fit just right for her so we had to go back and get a refund. She said she doesn't like the hip hugger jeans.

As you can see we have a site that is really in the woods and this is the reason we like the National Parks and the National Forest campgrounds. Also I got my awning pulled out and strapped down.

None to soon for the rain that came shortly after getting the awning out.

A couple of trees marked by the red ribbons to be cut down behind our motorhome. They are very busy thinning out the dead trees. There will be plenty of fire wood for those that want a campfire.

The site next to us on the door side of us.

We have had a couple of days with sunshine and no rain. It has been so nice that I got in the mood to do a few things. Like cleaning the ceiling and walls in the motorhome it was dusty but not real bad as we did this before getting on the road but it will get dusty when the weather is nice and the windows and door come open to let the fresh air in.
We still have another week here before making a move again.

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Some loafing time

Friday we went down the Middlesboro to loaf a while in the Rose's store. We like this store because it has some different things than Walmart.  I bought some candy and Nancy bought a few pants and tops to wear. After doing all the walking we could looking the store over we went to Pelancho's Mexican Restaurant and had the two for one at $10.99. It was a lot to eat which both of us couldn't eat all of it and left some in our plates.
Yesterday was a day to watch the PGA Golf Tournament. It looks like Tiger Wood may be doing a little better than he has been with being in second place and today we will watch to see what happens. Again there is a chance of showers today.
Our time is half gone for staying here in the Cumberland Gap area where we have enjoyed a nice peaceful time.

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Rain,Rain

Tuesday we went to Walmart to get a few things then jn to Kroger for a few more.  It was just a more or less a resting day with another day of rain.
Yesterday was the Laundromat day for washing the clothes and drying. On the way back I stopped at Kroger to fill up the car at $2.06 with the Kroger card. I also went in to get some sliced ham. Looking around as I walked by the meat section I saw a large sale on sliced pork loin and bought a package marked at $11.00 and some cents but with the Kroger card it was marked down to $3.73 I couldn't pass that up and it was fresh meat not the manager's special.
I then stopped at the Pizza Hut to get a long overdue pizza. It was a medium for $5.00 Nancy and I ate the whole thing. Of course it rained real hard again it has rained everyday that we have been here.

Yeah that is what it looks like each day.

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Long time

Yes its been too long since I've posted.

We were at the Big south Fork Recreation Area in the Blue Heron campground. The Straight Talk Hot Spot that I have for internet could not pick up a signal so I couldn't do any posting.

I did have a nice site where I could get a satellite signal so not all was lost and at $8.50 a night with electric and water it was a pretty good deal.

The area has some rock arches. Here is a small one.

A large one with steps underneath it. We were on a cliff on top off the arch.

One day we made a day trip down to Rugby, Tennessee to see this small British Village that was established I the late 1800's.

The houses are build in the time period. A very peaceful little community.

The small church.

Young people taking a Sunday ride out in the country.

Wild turkeys in the campground area.

Something you would not want to see before going out on a trail in the woods.
We arrived at Cumberland Gap yesterday and will  be here for a few weeks before moving. All is good here with phone, satellite internet and local tv channels.

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Laundry and such

Friday was the day to do the laundry again. We found a Laundromat just a few miles from the campground which was nice.

No Nancy didn't use that washing machine although she could have since she had used a washing machine somewhat like that one in her younger years. The Laundromat was new with new machines so that was good. Some of the Laundromats that we have visited have old machines that sounds like a whole marching drum corp.
After doing the laundry it was time to eat so we chose the Golden Corral and the senior early bird special for around $7.50 which included the drinks. We've been holding back on eating at Golden Corral since the last time we ate at one the food wasn't that good.  Tis time it was a good choice because the food was really good and they have added the all day breakfast bar which made the day for Nancy, I hope all of them are better with the food like this one.
Yesterday Nancy had to have her hair cut so it was out to the Great Clips for the hair cut. Since we were out we took a little ride to see what was in the area and it was time to eat so we stopped in at a new Steak & Shake. While we were eating Nancy was count the people they had working at this location which was eighteen employees. Oh the food was good and so was the price of $10.27 with our senior discount no bad at all for two meals.
Today is out last day here tomorrow we will move on down the road.

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Around Somerset, Kentucky

Yesterday we got a break from the rain so we did a little running around to see what was in the area.

We saw this little apple farm so we stopped to check it out.

It had all the jams and jelly made with apple and more fruits and berries that you could name.

Of course they sell fresh picked apples. The apple were larger than we thought.

The apples look small as you drive by but they are a nice size apple.
After looking around Nancy bought a quart jar of apple sauce and a fresh baked apple cinnamon muffin we were on our way.

Next stop was the Mill Springs Battlefield Visitor Center.

This is a place of one of many of the battles of the Civil War with many lives from both sides lost.

After looking around a little we were getting hungry so it was time to look for a place to eat.

On the way to finding the place to eat a fire truck came around me and a short distance down the road we saw were it was going. This truck had rolled over and was on its side. They already had the guy out and sitting up it looked like that he had a head injury very lucky to be alive.

We stopped at the Sharon's Mill Springs Restaurant a nice very friendly place. Nancy had the chicken tender special and I had the 14oz ribeye steak which was just right.  After finishing our meal we came out of the restaurant to a rain storm so we set on the bench they had out front for the rain to slow down. Sharon the owner came out and invited us back in our of the cold wind and rain saying come on back in and set down we are just country folk here. Getting back in we struck up a conversation with an elderly gentlemen that was very friendly.  Soon the rain slowed down so we said goodbye and came home for some hot coffee and a large fresh baked apple cinnamon muffin.

It was a very nice day.

 

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