April 4, 2013
Thursday brings rainy weather that will make us find inside activities or even a road trip. The day started around 7:30 a.m. with the sound of rain. It is really soothing though. It was up to me to make coffee in a real coffee pot. Oh my. Where is the coffee and the filters??? How many scoops to how much water??? The filters were right in front of my face but could I see them? Not at all. Hugh had to show me where they were located. In the cupboard and eye level. Yes, it is like looking in the refrigerator and not seeing. The end result did not look right but it tastes okay. It just must be my brain on "no coffee" mode.
Plans are being made to head to Harrah's casino in Cherokee, North Carolina that is about three hours away. This means that I will be hitting at least two states while I am here. Woo Hoo!
Kel and I piled into her little but not so little VW. Around 10:20 a.m., we made road sodas, i.e. coffee in to-go cups. All set. Ready to go! We headed down East on 312 towards North Carolina.
Interesting things sighted along the way: tornado destruction, evacuation signs for the nuclear power plant, billboards, older homes, newer homes, mansions, run-down homes, trash in the side of the road (for prisoners to pick up), very winding roads, low water levels until the water is released, everything associated with rafting and kayaking/canoeing. We traveled through many national parks and forests - Nantahalla, Great Smoky Mountain, Cherokee!
Around 11 a.m., we were starving. We tried to find the Whistle Stop Care in Ocoee. Thankful for Navigator on my cell phone. Well, it was not open so we turned around and found our way back to the main road. Anyway, the rustic Ocoee Dam Deli and Diner was everything rafting and fishing decor. These places remind me of northern Maine and our rafting industry. Anyway, Kel had a mushroom cheeseburger and sweet potato fries and I had more catfish (but grilled), fried Okra, sweet potato casserole and turnip greens. The interesting part is that the waitress thought that they did not have the sweet potato casserole so I had ordered the fried Okra. I do not recall ever having fried Okra. This is what I told the waitress. She asked if I was from up North. I told her that I was from Maine. She said that her favorite aunt lives in Portland and had sent down lobsters to them. She was thrilled. Anyway, she surprised me with bringing the sweet potato casserole (that was found in the oven) and the fried Okra since I had never had them. Everything was great!
We finally crossed into North Carolina and headed to Harrah's in Cherokee, North Carolina on the Cherokee Indian Reservation. It was raining so hard and the parking was not close at all even though it was a weekday. The parking area is not really close anyway. Thankful that Kel had an umbrella in her car. Anyway, we spent about three hours making money and losing money and making money but was fun. It was around 5:00 p.m. that we left the area to head West back to Chattanooga and around 6:00 p.m. when we found a Subway for dinner. It was perfect to have a short break for food.
Around 6:45 p.m., we crossed the border back into Tennessee. Yay! Woo Hoo! It has been a long day of talking, music and fun. It will definitely be a low key evening when we arrive home. Home, home, Home! 8:00 p.m. was the magic time. Sonny and Hugh greeted us when we got home.
Time for Grey's Anatomy's new show tonight. Oh and our Michigan shirts arrived for the game on Saturday.
Anyway, I hope everyone else had a great day! Smile even when the day brings rain and not the sun. However, it is coming tomorrow!
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