The weather may have been wet, but we had a good time with Patricia, Bob, BJ, and David at the Westgate Great Smoky Mountain resort last week. The rooms were wonderful with fireplaces, hot tubs, balconies, kitchens(ugh!), and a fantastic view of the national park. We mostly spent the week being couch potatoes in front of the fireplace watching the big screen tvs or sitting on a balcony looking at the mountains.
We took a tour with a company owned by former NASCAR photographers, Rich (40 years) and his wife, Jane, (8 years) which was part history of the area and Dolly Parton's school, house, and church, as well as a scenic drive where they helped us with camera settings to get great photos.
The resort offers several shows during the week which we enjoyed. The craft make-and-takes were scheduled for an outside picnic area and got rained out except for the card making which Patricia and I did.
When we planned this trip, we had decided we would go the the morning aerobics in the indoor heated swimming pool except Patricia didn't find her suit until Wednesday evening. We all three did get a massage in the spa which was a wonderful experience.
We returned to David's and BJ's in Clinton, SC, to get our RV on Sunday. Monday we left to head up to Front Royal and Luray to visit family for a couple weeks before returning home.
