Douglas Lake Campground

Everyone took off Monday from the Family Reunion headed in different directions.
That is except Nancy and I and Nancy's sister Peach her husband Don and their son David.

After cleaning and vacuuming the motorhome Nancy and I took a much needed nap.
We had a crowd in the motor home almost all the time.
But we enjoyed every minute of it being with our children, grand children and great grand children.

Yesterday evening we went out to Cheddar's to have dinner with Peach, Don and David who paid for our dinner.  Thank you very much David
We always enjoy it went we can be with the family.

We left Clabough's Campground as did Peach, Don and David did this morning they were headed back home and we were going to spend a few more days here at the Douglas Lake Campground. 

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Burgers and dogs

Friday Nancy and I left Walden Creek Campground and arrived at Clabough's Campground shortly after since it was only about 1/2 mile for our Family Reunion.

There was 15 of us there for a get together dinner Friday so we went out to eat at Bennet's Bar-B-Que. We enjoyed a good meal and a better discussion with one another.

The day yesterday was a very rainy day but the duck's enjoyed it.

A few kids didn't let a day of rain put a damp on their fun.

As usual rain nor anything else will stop a car show which is always in the Pigeon Forge area.

We didn't let the rain stop us from having our hot dogs and burger's yesterday at 3:00.
Here is part of the gang waiting for the burgers and dogs to grill.

Yes the burgers were coming along just fine.

So were the dogs and it looked like plenty of them.

It looked like burgers and dogs everywhere.
With the grilling going on and all the sides to go with it everyone was full after eating and we could have fed many more.
A very good time was had by all.

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Busy Day

Wow, I was busy all day yesterday or maybe just moving my body all day.
After breakfast I got ready and did a load of laundry here in the park because it is a little cheaper than the laundromat in town.  For sure we will not have time to do it since this is a big weekend with the Family Reunion and everyone will be here.
With the laundry out of the way it was into town were I wanted looked at some tools in a couple of stores, well as it turned out it was three different stores.
I saw a few things that I could have used but I didn't buy anything.

Next was Dollar Tree where I did buy several items.  Can you ever go in a Dollar Tree without buying anything?

Next was Publix to buy some ham salad where Nancy and myself like it better than any other store make ham salad.

Then the last stop for some grocery shopping for things for the big dinner Sunday.
I did all this in the rain that we were having all day long thanks to the storm Harvey.

After getting back home and eating a sandwich and chips a light meal for supper it was back to do the last load of laundry for the day.
And finally around 7:00pm I was through for the day.  Whew

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A good visit

Doing some things that we needed to catch up on.
Tuesday I went to the carwash and gave (little red) our car a good scrubbing that was much needed.
Went to Kroger to buy soft drinks on sale at 4-12 pack for $11.00.

Yesterday I thought I had better fill the car up with fuel because the gas will no doubt go up in price being it a holiday weekend and the flooding in Texas.
Then yesterday evening Cherisa and Haven came over for a visit and afterwards we went out to eat.
After eating we sat and talked catching up on the news.
After leaving the restaurant Cherisa drove through Pigeon Forge so we could see what has changed since we were here last year.
This town is always tearing down and building new things for people to go to.
We enjoyed being with Cherisa and Haven for the evening visit.

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Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

We left Panther Creek State Park Campground around noon yesterday.

We were soon on I-40 and in no time we were ready at exit 407 headed for Pigeon Forge.

You are seeing right that is three lanes coming and going and the traffic still moves slow.

Some of the attractions you may want to see when you visit here.

Nice flowers line the sidewalk in front of Denny's and The Christmas Place.

In Pigeon Forge We made a left turn on route 321 better know as the Wears Valley Road travel for a mile then at the light turned onto Henderson Springs Road at the McDonalds for another 100 or so yards at the Walden Creek Campground.

Signed in at the office for four days at the Passport America price.  Then I unhooked the car and backed into site #25 on the front row.  

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Still visiting

Saturday after doing our chores we got ready to go over and visit with Dee and her family.
She invited us over for dinner and it sure was a good meal.  One of my favorite foods that being steak and all the sides.  Of course the visit with them was just as good if not better since we only get to ee them once a year and if things work  out twice a year.

So yesterday Dee and her gang came over to have dinner and a visit with Nancy and me.
We will get to see them again at our family reunion this weekend.

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Mountain tops and valleys

After staying at the Cumberland Gap Campground for eleven days it was time to move on which we did yesterday
We left around noon time after dumping the holding tanks we were on our way to Panther Creek State Park in Tennessee for a visit With Dee our granddaughter and her family.

After traveling up and down the mountains.

Through valleys and riverside roads.

 

We stopped on top of Clinch Mountain to have us a sandwich to eat.
This is our usual stopping place where we can look out over the mountain tops and down at the Cherokee Lake in the valleys.

There is a memorial to the veterans of the county with the Flag of the USA flying proudly.

After eating and resting a bit we were on our way again.  Anther hour and a half we were pulling into Panther Creek Campground.
After checking in and setting up it was still early so we did a few loads of laundry.
There is a small laundry room at the shower house across the site that we are on with one washer and one dryer.
It was time to do our laundry and with the price of .75 for the washer and .75 for the dryer we did them here with that unbelievable price.

We called Dee when we got here so she came over for a short but very nice visit.

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Last day here

Tuesday morning doing our chores with taking the trash to the dumpster and carrying fresh water to put in the fresh water tank and taking the gray water to the dump station.  Also taking care of our morning things on the computers.
We got ready to go to the Family Medical Clinic over the line into Tennessee which is only 4-5 miles.  The reason was that Nancy had run out of her medicine and she would need a new prescription in order to get it.

We saw this fender bender on our way to the clinic.

In order for the doctor to write Nancy a prescription for her medicine she had to have blood drawn and they would have to check it. The doctor said something to do with the insurance company requiring it.
Even though they would not have the result from the lab until the next day she will get her medicine when we leave the clinic and pick it up at the Walgreen Pharmacy.

After picking up the medicine it was time to eat so we went to a KFC Buffet. 
Not a good choice because this restaurant didn't have the juicy chicken that I'm use to at a KFC.
It may be that the chicken had set in the warming trays to long being the reason it was dry but we did manage to satisfy our hunger.

Today is our last day here in the Cumberland Gap Campground we will be leaving tomorrow for Panther Creek State Park in Tennessee.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day. 

Eclipse and tomato sandwich

Yesterday was a day with the usual daily chores of getting some fresh water to put in the fresh water tank and taking out the gray water to take up to the dump station.  Taking the trash to the dumpsters.

Then it was time to wait for the eclipse to start.  We were on the fringe of total so the best we had was no sunshine and more like a darken evening.  One thing was that the temperature dropped six degrees during the total coverage of the sun.  We could tell it was covered but with out the eclipse glasses we were not able to look up to see it.

I made me a good tomato and mayonnaise sandwich with an extra large slice of the fresh home grown tomato. The tomato sandwich with a good glass of milk was really good.

We buy this milk in the quart carton that you can buy at Dollar Tree. You can also get it at the grocery store of your choice but it will cost you more.  We discovered this milk several years ago.
It has a shelf life of up to a year until its opened then you have to put it in the refrigerator and it tastes as good as regular milk. We keep three or four quarts on hand and it works for us.

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Good Food

I saw this small deer in the park the other day as I came around a curve in the park.
The little thing was still discovering its surroundings under the careful eye of its mother.

There are wild flowers scattered about the park that makes the scenery more beautiful.

Saturday I finally got around to grilling us the Ribeye Steak we have had in the refrigerator for way to long.

As I was grilling the steaks a guy named John from a few sites over brought these home grown tomatoes and said he thought I would like them to go with the grilled meat.
He was right we do like the home grown tomatoes better than the store tomatoes.

I even had tomato with my breakfast yesterday morning. That with the ham, peppers, onions and eggs all scrambled together sure tasted mighty good. Plus a biscuit, jelly and coffee sure started my day off good.

Then yesterday afternoon it was off to Middlesboro.

Through the tunnel to get us a pizza.
I bet Daniel Boone would have like the tunnel to go through instead of climbing over the high mountain.

How about you are you as excited over the solar eclipse as everyone else seems to be,
I remember a few years back when we had solar eclipse I used a welders lens to look at it.
If you miss this one there will be another in 2024 I don't know if it will be as spectacular as this one or not.

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A few things

This is our site B-3 at the Wilderness Campground in Cumberland Gap.
The site is an easy back in that is long enough and wide enough for a large camping unit with 50 amp electric.

As almost always we had to take back the things Nancy bought to wear.  But first was a stop at Wendy's for a bite to eat. Nancy had a Crispy Chicken sandwich, side salad and a Frosty to go, I had the Jr cheese burger with a small order of fries and we both had the senior drink all that for $6.00 a very good price for a meal for two people.
From there we went to Rose's where Nancy bought some things that did fit her at a better price.
We always like to stop and look at what Rose's have in their store when we see them while traveling. 

This motor home stayed for one night here in the campground with Moonshadow Brew Tour on the front and side of it. I didn't see anyone around at the time so I don't know what that was all about.

One of the two handicap sites close to the rest rooms and showers with an upgrade by making the site a little longer.

I thought it being the weekend that most of the electric site would be taken up but there are still a lot of open sites here.
Maybe the people have gone to the Bristol Speedway for the Nascar Race.

With all the rain and the leaves falling it looks more like fall but the temperatures say it is still summertime.

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