River Plantation is actually in Sevierville, but it's only a few miles to Pigeon Forge. Since October is leaf season, the whole area was very crowded. Driving from our campground in Sevierville to Pigeon Forge could take twenty or thirty minutes and looked like this.
After our busy week in Greensboro, we relaxed a lot, took in the Tennessee mountain ambiance and ate! Lots of old fashioned cooking up there. I did manage to stay away from desserts, though! We tried the Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant and Grill...every meal comes with a complimentary Apple Julep (delicious) and homemade Apple Fritters and Apple Butter (also delicious). The place that got us to go back a second time is the Old Mill Pottery House Cafe and Grill...a cozy place in a pretty setting with good food. The Pecan Fried Chicken with Moonshine Sauce was like eating dessert for dinner...had to take half of it home in a box and it was almost as good the next night! We didn't take in any shows...going right before payday limited our activities...but we really like the area and will return.
While we were in Pigeon Forge, Becca sent me photos of Katie and Jackson - each had a "first" - one good and one not so good.Katie had the good first. She went to her first Middle School dance with her friends. It's reported that she had a good time and rated it a 12 on a scale of 1 to 10! She looks so pretty and so grown.
Jackson's first was not so good. A coffee table got the best of him at his friend's house and he gashed his chin. He's had two casts but these were his first stitches ...seven of them. Getting stitches hurts but Becca said that he took it like a champ! Proud of my boy.
Next, south to Alabama...
That area always seems to draw crowds. But, as you said, lots to do and see. We always especially like Cades Cove.
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