Our last weekend in Tennessee was a busy one for sure. We enjoyed the Redbuds and Dogwoods that are abundant and in bloom everywhere it seems. Our last few days at the Eastman Campground was filled with sunny days and mild nights. We took many a walk, enjoying all that surrounded us.
We ventured up to Bays Mountain on Saturday. I have lived off and on in this area for ever and never had I been up there. It was a beautiful day, in the low 80's. We walked the grounds and viewed the animal exhibits. Our first stop was the snake habitats. If there is one thing that I'm afraid of it's a snake. It makes little difference to me as to poisonous or non-poisonous. My mind won't allow me to see the difference, haha.
They had an Albino Corn Snake.
The bad boys, Timber Rattlesnakes were huge.
There were other varieties such as Copperhead and Coral, just to mention a few. I had had enough. Even behind glass they gave me an uneasy feeling. Just as we were about to exit Kathie gave out a loud scream and jumped about a foot off the ground. There laying on the face of the rock wall was a fake that looked very real like.
Our next stop was the Wolf pens. Sever grays and a black were enjoying the heat of the day. Kathie wanted to stay until feeding time but we decided they most likely ate like a regular dog without the benefit of Graveytrain. I'm sure they could get rowdy if they didn't get their fair share.
These relatives of the common dog may look tame but I wasn't about to get inside the fence with them. I'm sure if they had their choice, they wouldn't be inside that fence either.
We visited the raptors and the deer, even the snapping turtles were out on the rocks enjoying the warmth of the sun.
We spent most of the morning and afternoon walking around and looking at all that Bays Mountain has to offer. We didn't do the zip line or the rope course. Nor did we see the show at the planetarium.
We headed off in search of a light dinner and the car show in Elizabethton. During the Summer months this sleepy little town is host to one heck of a car show every Saturday, weather permitting. I think I have owned about every car there at one time or another.
There were a lot of beautiful old car, restored and updated for modern day. It's nice to see so much of the past still with us in the present time. I can only hope to see these beautiful antiques of the American automobile for many years. But I fear that with the passing of my generation so will it also be the end of most of these cars. The younger guys aren't into these old relics of the past. It will be sad if that is the case, the end of an era.
Monday was our last day at Eastman Campground. We moved to Mom's yard for our final load out and prepare the Seymour House for five months of storage. We spent the afternoon of Monday and all day of Tuesday going about our task of packing and unpacking. Mom's neighbors must have been curious as to what was going on. The yard full of RV's.
Kathie was busy trying to find a place to put everything.
You'd think with everything we are taking we're not coming back, haha. But what's wrong with wanting to be comfortable? I think we have everything we need, or do we?
Finally we took The Seymour House off to the storage lot and placed it in the care of A&L RV. They will be making some repairs while we are gone as well.
We are now ready and just waiting to pull out and began our journey. The Gnome looks cool in his designer sunglasses and packed in carry-on, preventing damage due to breaks and scrapes.
With the fifth wheel hitch removed from the bed of the truck.. All that remains is to load our baggage and hitch up our wagon.
We will be on the road before sun up on Thursday, May the first. Our 2014 adventure to Alaska is about to get under way. More from the road as we travel there and back again.
Be sure to follow our adventure. I bet you won't have to ask why go Dutch.
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