Sunday, August 7

No sign of our bag this morning but according to the wheresmybag.com site, it arrived in Knoxville last night at 10:00 pm and was given to a driver this morning at 8:15 for delivery within 2 hours.  We are making progress.  We ate breakfast and watched a little of the Olympic games until Michael went to the front desk at 10:00 to see if there was any news.  As he was inquiring, in walks the driver with our case.  Yahoo - showers and clean underwear for all!  We decided to head towards Gatlinburg, the other side of Pigeon Forge, to check it out. Traffic was much better this morning.  We went to the visitors center for Smoky Mountain National Park to decide on our plan for tomorrow then had lunch at the Smoky Mountain Brewery, again very good ribs, mashed potatoes and cheesy broccoli with a delicious Helle beer. Michael had the shrimp appetizer and a side of fries.   Then we walked around the town under thunderstorm skies which cooled things off considerably.  It's a cute town with architecture reminiscent of an alpine village and lots of tourist shops, etc.  We drove the scenic back way home.  I think salad for dinner is in order.