Goodbye Tennessee, Hello Kentucky

First things first, the wildlife of Pigeon Forge forced us to slow down as they proudly walked their baby geese across the road.
Then we shopped at Smokey Mountain Knife Works, in Sevierville, TN, the world’s largest knife store with 3 floors and 108,000 square feet of every piece of cutlery and weapon you could possibly need.
After that it was truly a road trip, traveling highways and byways.
We came along the Norris Dam and Marina.
Then, seeing a sign for the birthplace of KFC we found lunch, and a great tribute to the Colonel.
Then the backroads with trees, lots of trees and winding hilly roads, we landed in the little Artisan town of Berea, KY.
We shopped at the Lindsey Gallery where the nicest couple sold the jewelry they made themselves. Angela and I just couldn’t resist!
Taking the Interstate Catherine did a great job of driving through a stretch of downpour to our Staybridge Suites in Lexington. Catherine relaxed while Angela and I had dinner at Drakes and grabbed ice cream at Kroger’s before heading back to our game of Mexican Train.Read more