Gatlinburg 2010 Post #10

Post #10: Friday, July 2nd    7:30PM

Hello from beautiful Gatlinburg, Tennessee (seriously, we're actually here this time)!  We are having a blast today as we rest after this long week. After a very late and crazy night (ever heard of star tripping?), it's a very good thing that we weren't on a worksite today.  This morning, we visited The Knoxville Zoo.  We had a great time seeing all the animals and exhibits.  A favorite of everyone was George the Gibbon, a energetic little monkey that put on a show for everyone. Also, did I mention that I rode a camel?  After cooling off with a slushie, we all loaded back into the buses and headed headed for Gatlinburg.

We've spent the afternoon walking down the strip in Gatlinburg, visiting all the shops and attractions.  If you've never been to Gatlinburg, let me just tell you this: COMPLETE TOURIST TRAP. There are some crazy stores in this town. By far though, the best store I've been in was the Nantahala Outdoor Center, 3 stories of outdoor gear. Chacos, Nalgene, North Face, Columbia, the whole nine yards, all in one store. After sitting in Jack's amazing outdoor nylon hammock on Wednesday, I bought one for myself. We are now sitting in Blaine's, a restaurant on the strip in Gatlinburg. After dinner, we will be heading back to Seymour to go to sleep (and maybe a little more star tripping).

We leave tomorrow morning to come back to Richmond Hill. I'm not looking forward to the ride home, but I'm ready to sleep in my bead again, even of only for 3 nights. We had to the Florida Keys on Tuesday! Anyway, we love y'all, see you soon!

From Gatlinburg, Tennessee,
Hunter Odom
Hunter2444@coastalnow.net
Romans 8:28