We found our way to Townsend Tennessee once again on September 21 to meet up with some our friends from Northwest Airlines. The weather was wonderful, warm sunny days with cool evenings! It was a time to just relax and enjoy friends before returning home to Palm Coast. We did not do much sightseeing this trip although the girls did manage to go into Pigeon Forge several times for lunch and to do some shopping. While we were in Townsend they had the Townsend Heritage Festival and Old Timer's Days. It is a celebration of the traditional music, crafts and heritage of Townsend, Blount County and the Great Smoky Mountains. These were the only two days that we had rain... naturally! We went over anyway and listened to the great music and had B-B-Q and enjoyed the people watching.
This is the end of the summer fling for our NWA friends. It was great to unwind after the hectic travel schedule that we had been keeping. In the morning we would all meet at 8:30 and go for a walk to the local coffee shop and then back around 10:30. Most mornings it was foggy but quickly warmed in the sun.
By the end of our stay, even the geese were heading south and so it was time to be off once again. We did have one more stop to make along the way. Our neighbors from Palm Coast, Bob and Cherie had moved to Atlanta so we stopped off for several days to catch up with how they were doing.
We finally arrived back in Palm Coast on Monday, October 6. It was good to be home but while we were unloading the coach, John wanted to turn around and head north again... it was hot and humid in Palm Coast. I told him no... that my deep bath tub was calling to me.. All in all we travelled 5,917 miles in the coach, plus all the miles we put on the car travelling around. We had a great time once again and are already looking forward to next summer, I think John already has his itinerary planned!!!
I hope everyone had a good summer!!! Until next time, thanks for following our travels,
Love,
Candy and Johnny
