Blue Ridge Parkway and Rally

We left the Oaks on the 25th and drove to Hendersonville, NC where we stayed at Red Gates RV Park.  This was a small, but quiet park in the Passport America. On Wednesday we traveled on the Blue Ridge Parkway, stopping at many of the overlooks.  It had been years since we had driven on

the Parkway and I was very glad we were in our Roadtrek camper van rather than a big motorhome or 5th wheel! The scenery was beautiful - trees leafing out in their new spring green and dogwoods in bloom.  The highest point was Funnel Top at elevation 4925.

We left the Blue Ridge and into Waynesville, NC and then through Great Smokey Mountain National Park .  More beautiful scenery, but also evidence of the fires last November.   We were able to get a picture of Susie at the sign by pulling off and walking back to it.  I was thankful there wasn't much traffic.  We arrived at River Plantation RV Resort in Sevierville, TN for the SKP ACRE (Escapees All Chapters Rally East) and settled into our site.  It was farther from the Conference Center than I felt I could walk, so when I saw Dennis, a member of our chapter, parked across the road from us, I asked if he would transport me back and forth.  He graciously did for four days, then on Sunday a closer site opened up and Gene moved us over.

It was a great rally with Geeks on Tour presenting seminars on "What Does This Button Do?", Google maps & Google photos.  We met new friends and spent time with old friends.  Monday evening after the pot luck supper, we gathered around the campfire and listened to stories of RV'ing  misadventures.  We always hope to learn from other's experiences.  Tuesday morning we were on a short jaunt to friends in Greenville, TN  That will be my next post.