Big Tourist Day

We started out today taking advantage of some more advice from our salesperson yesterday.  We drove into Gatlinburg looking for some remaining fire damage from the big fire in November, 2016. Many buildings were destroyed by the fire.

Driving up Cherokee Orchard Road we came upon a crossing family of wild turkeys. Mom, Dad and it looked like seven babies.

Continuing up the mountain into the Smokies we stopped at a the Noah "Bud" Ogle Farm.

Back into Gatlinburg to the Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. This was a very nice aquarium but we are spoiled having the Baltimore Aquarium in our backyard.  It was also extremely crowded. The shark tank was great.  Your stand on a moving floor and go under the tank.  Great views of the sharks.

Slice of a 2500 year old Redwood that fell on it's own in the early 1950's in California.

Our evening was spent at he Hatfield and McCoy Dinner Feud Show.  Fried chicken dinner, pulled pork, coleslaw, soup, smashed potatoes, corn on the cob, chocolate pudding. Very filling meal. Purchased moonshine cocktails.  By the way we became McCoys.  The show was fun, not great but it made us laugh.

The end of a very busy day. When I was little I never wanted to go to bed.  These days I can't wait. Go figure.