My Trip to Tennessee

Have you ever noticed that no matter what wonderful ideas you have before you go on vacation they all go ary and yet it turns out ok in the end anyway...most of the time? I recently got to go to a wonderful area of Central Tennessee sourrounded by lakes and rolling hils and stay at a resort with multiple outdoor pools and even beaches. The idea of laying out in the sun soaking up all that lovely vitamin D thrilled me. Even better was the chance to visit with freinds I had not seen in years - decades even! To top it all off there were a number of wineries in the area. It sounded like a perfect picture-taking getaway. I was soooo excited.

The day before departure the "guest" who was coming with me (and had the money) backed out. Ok, no problem - I had a full tank of gas, a trunk full of groceries and a condo with a full kitchen waiting for me. I could still do this... and the drive down was beautiful. I even stopped at Bristol and got some fresh fruits and veggies at a historic farmers' market.

I arrived at Wyndom Fairfield Glade about 3 hours later then projected and very tired but left the concierge with lots of local art, history and winery attractions. AND two bags of hot popcorn, 4 chocolate chip cookies and 4 oatmeal cookies hot out of the oven. So far so good right?! Wrong... they had me in a small unit with a flight of stairs to get in and 4 steps in the unit. Not good for the knee - oh and my parking was half a block away. Sooo back to the Club House, get the room changed to the one I had reserved and viewed online. Off to the new room, unpack the car and watch some TV - gotta find out about all my sunshine right?? LOL How bout four days of rain and overcast skies. Don't you love vacations??

to be continued...