Sunday, February 15, 2009

Tennessee Road Trip Planning 2

February 15, 2009

Eva and I made dinner together last night for Valentines Day. We had some god cheese and sausage for a starter and then made a pepper crusted pork tenderloin with scallops and steamed asparagus. It was an enjoyable dinner.
After we kicked back for the night and looked at the many brochures we have received for out Tennessee trip. It has been a long time since I been in the Gatlinburg area when I was a kid. We do have a tentative itinerary now and a few ideas what we want to see and do.

1st Day
Leave from home about 4a.m. to avoid the Chicago traffic.
Drive to Corbin Kentucky and stay over night.
Visit the place ware Colonel Sanders invented his secret recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Visit the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park

2nd day
Visit the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Drive to Gatlinburg

Other items on the list to do are
Drive the Blue Ridge parkway
Visit Mount Airy Home of Andy Griffith
Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Hotel
Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge area
Smokey Mountain National Park