2020 Nov 11-14, Trip to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (4 days) Dollywood Express Train Ride

Wednesday, November 11, Hubby and I stopped at Cracker Barrel in Spring Hill for breakfast. We stopped several times for restroom breaks on our way to Pigeon Forge. We checked into Park Grove Inn in Pigeon Forge. What a view! We could see the ferry wheel on the Island from our room.

Ferries Wheel 

Hubby took a shower, lay down, and took a nap. His stomach was giving him a fit, and he said I think I have a fever. After his nap, we rode to Applewood Farm House Restaurant for dinner.

Apple Barn 

For an appetizer, they brought apple fritters along with applesauce and juice. I ordered a bowl of vegetable soup with cornbread. Hubby did not order anything but did eat some of my soup. That night, Hubby ran a fever and had diarrhea all night.

The Incredible Christmas Store

November 12, Thursday:  The Incredible Christmas Store was just three blocks from our hotel, so I walked there while Hubby slept. I walked across the Little Pigeon River, stopping to take pictures along the way. I bought a chocolate pretzel at the Christmas Candy Shop. When I returned, Hubby was up, so we rode to the Old Mill, where I purchased some stone-ground cornmeal and some apple fritter mix. We visited the Disney Store, where I bought Christmas toys for the great-grandkids. We ate lunch at Firehouse Subs and stopped in front of the Dixie Stampede for a picture of the tall Christmas tree. We spent the rest of the day at Dollywood from 2 to 9 P.M. We rented a cart for my husband; he said he felt too weak to walk. We upgraded our tickets for the next year to $194.20. Our adventures began in the Wildwood Park area, specifically designed for children.

Santa @ Dollywood 

We met Santa behind glass after we wrote him a letter and dropped it into his mailbox. We watched a couple of shows outside, but all the inside shows were closed. We rode the Dollywood Express Train Ride up the mountain, and there were plastic shields between each seat. We had to get tickets for the last train ride because the virus seats were limited. We stopped at the ice cream shop for some Rockies Road ice cream in a chocolate waffle cone. We returned the cart and walked back to our car.

Eating catfish at Huck Finn

On Friday, November 13, I ate French toast for breakfast at the hotel. We rode to the Bass Pro Shop in Kodak and then to Katom Restaurant Supplies, where I bought two bottle openers and a thermometer. We stopped at Huck Finn's for lunch, where I ordered a two-piece catfish dinner with fixings. (Fixings include a bowl of white beans, onion, pickles, coleslaw, and hushpuppies) We took the bypass in Gatlinburg and drove over the Smoky Mountains. We rode through Cherokee, out to I-40, and back to Sevierville.

Hotel Pigeon Forge, TN

On Saturday, November 15, we began our travel home, stopping to fill up with gas at Flying J. I ate a bagel for breakfast before we left the hotel. We stopped at Five Guys in Spring Hill for a late lunch or early supper. There, we both ordered a fully dressed hamburger and crispy fries. They have the best hamburgers in town. Our last stop was at Kroger's in Lawrenceburg to pick up a few groceries. After that long ride home, we were both exhausted.