We have decided to stay another night at Pigeon Forge so we don’t have to travel all day on Mothers Day.
A lovely start to the morning with all you can eat pancakes and Mum eats for free breakfast at Sweet Momma’s Cafe in the campground plus, some beautiful gifts from the boys.
We ate our breakfast under the shade of the beautiful trees and then the boys and I played some bocce.
Back to the motorhome and on our bikes. This time we went out of town along a better cycle path and although it was still parallel to the highway we were away from the crowds and amongst the Smoky Mountains.
I didn’t get to Dollywood. We decided that the theme park was really for older kids, it would have cost us USD300 ++ just to get in, and both Peter and I could not care less about rides. Plus, we are still a little bit scarred from the Dolly Parton’s Stampede.
The Dollywood’s Splash Country would have been a better fit for us but that did not open for another week or so. Instead, I got the picture of the entrance from our bike ride.
Next, we took the Pigeon Forge Fun Time Trolley to Gatlinburg, which is the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For some reason, we thought that this might be a small town but it is another over commercialised American amusement town with its own Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, rollercoaster rides etc.etc.
We had lunch at a Mexican restaurant and the ride to and from Gatlinburg was lovely.
Back to the motorhome for a rest, some reading and a load of washing as we will be moving on tomorrow.
Out to a slightly confusing but delicious Japanese fast food for dinner. A perfect Mother’s Day, I could not have asked for any more.
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