Day Forty-Five
Hurricane Florence has hit the east coast at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina which is causing thousands of people in the affected area to head inland to escape the storms fury. This means that many of the campgrounds are I am are filling up with weather refugees.
After a lazy breakfast, I finally decided to take a chance and head east toward the Great Smokey Mountains.
Because of the exodus of coastal residents, I figured I had better call ahead and make reservations and found a great little camping spot in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
It was a short driving day as it was less than 200 miles east of Lebanon where I'd spent the last couple of days.
I arrived in Pigeon Forge around 5:00 pm and found myself stuck in bumper to bumper traffic wondering what was going on in this tiny town. As I rolled down the main drag I noticed a lot of classic cars around me and people were starting to set up folding chairs along the sidewalks. When I checked into my campground at King's Holly Haven RV Park I learned that there was a huge car show going on this weekend.
I could see that this town had many other attractions such as Dollywood (Dolly Parton's theme park) and distillery tours etc. so I decided to stay two nights and see the sights.
The weather forecast shows some rain from Florence coming into the area over the weekend but should clear by Tuesday.
After a lazy breakfast, I finally decided to take a chance and head east toward the Great Smokey Mountains.
Because of the exodus of coastal residents, I figured I had better call ahead and make reservations and found a great little camping spot in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
It was a short driving day as it was less than 200 miles east of Lebanon where I'd spent the last couple of days.
I arrived in Pigeon Forge around 5:00 pm and found myself stuck in bumper to bumper traffic wondering what was going on in this tiny town. As I rolled down the main drag I noticed a lot of classic cars around me and people were starting to set up folding chairs along the sidewalks. When I checked into my campground at King's Holly Haven RV Park I learned that there was a huge car show going on this weekend.
I could see that this town had many other attractions such as Dollywood (Dolly Parton's theme park) and distillery tours etc. so I decided to stay two nights and see the sights.
The weather forecast shows some rain from Florence coming into the area over the weekend but should clear by Tuesday.
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