Turns out in the Smokies, having your brights on only finds you big-eyed raccoons and not your home for the weekend. After driving around in circles down narrow gravel roads, turning around in No Trespassing driveways, and venturing along sideways to a few 'well this could be it' front doors, we finally found our VRBO.
It only took a few falls down the dark stairs to unload our vehicle. Lucky for us, this hot tub and well-lit bed was waiting for us to fall asleep in. Very classy. Very 80's.
We woke up eager to finally see the outside of our rental. Again, we were not disappointed with VRBO. Notice the staircase that we conquered the night before.
I took one look at the hot tub, told Mason to brew some coffee, and that was my morning ritual for the rest of the stay. There is nothing like a cup of Joe in a hot tub surrounded by the Smoky Mountains - and yes, that is a waterfall in the background.
We enjoyed the rest of the weekend hiking, drinking Moonshine, and exploring the town of Gatlinburg, TN
We almost lost the camera and one of us on this last photo... I just read a statistic that more people have died this year from taking selfies than from shark attacks. We were almost an embarrassing contributor to that statistic.
After a few great days of hiking, we made our way back to Charlotte to see a few friends. Mason and I made it to the Aviation Museum which had the airplane from Flight 1549 that landed on the Hudson River in 2009. It was compelling to realize how much damage there was to the plane, but that incredibly everyone on board survived.
Mason and I had a great time exploring the city with our tour guide Annie! We will likely be back soon.
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