We packed up and left early from Ashville and re-traced our previous days steps back to Cherokee. The weather yesterday and today has been great and this afternoon the temperature reached almost 27 degrees Centigrade. We spent some time walking around the ski town of Gatlinburg which is undergoing a beautification process by moving all overhead cables underground. We enjoyed great smoked Hot Dogs followed by some Ben & Jerrys ice cream for a great lunch . By the way our English accents are causing some interest and people keep us talking just to hear us speak.
The trip from Cherokee over the mountain, through The Great Smoky Mountain National Park was magnificent with amazing blue skys and great views and well worth the visit. North Carolina is a nice American State whilst the National Park has Tennesse on the far side and you move between states when crossing the top of the mountain. Travelling here at this time of year has been perfect as it is still to early for major tourism and most places are very quiet and we wonder where all the people are.
Tonight we decided to 'stay in' as the new going out is 'staying in' and so a visit to the shops resulted in us having a nice salad dinner in the room for only a few bucks.
Look out Nashville here we come!
