We
were headed to a club rally on April 14 and as it turned out our son, Rhett,
and his family (less college student Madison) were headed to Sevier County for
their annual participation in an ROTC fundraising 13K walk. Since we see very little of our kids who live
away, we decided it would be a good opportunity for a meet up and to camp
together for the first time, so we just left a few days early for the rally, then
we passed within three miles of home to get to the rally from Sevierville.
Rather
than the Walkers usual Gatlinburg campground (too tight for us), we agreed to
meet at one of our favorite spots, River Plantation RV Resort between
Sevierville and Pigeon Forge, and were able to get sites on the river – I heroed
with Bev here. While they bill
themselves as a resort, the gravel sites, lack of full campground wifi,
general grounds condition, etc get River Plantation a rating of a nice RV park
from me, but it is still our go-to place in the area.
They do seem to be making improvements though as some concrete patios are new and they are adding other amenities such as new bathhouse, pickle ball court, dog park, etc. They even have an on site coach/ bus wash. While they are not yet a resort I can see them getting there. This
is our two sites and the area behind us.
One
of the things the grand kids love is going shopping with Meme and Aunt Pat so
after breakfast, they headed just down the road to the large Tanger Outlet and
I didn’t expect to see them again until late afternoon but they surprised me. For supper that night, it was charcoal
grilled sirloin burgers, Bush’s Baked Beans (made about 25 miles away in Chestnut Hill), and Walmart potato salad (it was
pretty bad). This is (L-R) Beth's brother Bob, Reese, Riley, Rhett, and Beth, ready to eat.
Needless
to say I was plenty full after downing this tasty burger - six ounces of meat on a ciabatta roll.
The
next day, the Walker clan headed off to Dollywood while we did a little
shopping – SAS shoe store and kitchen store at Tanger for me. I don’t know how this Tanger outlet compares
to others in size, but I could imagine driving around and never finding the
store I was looking for. That night it
was pizza for supper and sit down by the river and visit before we left on Sat
and they did their 13K. Always good to visit with family on the camping trail.
Photos
can be enlarged by clicking on them and the blue words are links.
Have
a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.
Larry
4/12/18
Meal Date
Wish our kids would break down and buy an RV so we could camp together but none of them seem to have the wanderlust. Sure sounds like fun.
ReplyDeleteIt is fun camping with the kids whenever you get the chance, glad you had a great time with them.
ReplyDeleteLarry, Nice site for ya'll with the RV and family! Always great to see and spend time with family... Hard to beat grilled burgers either! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteToo bad you didn't have something to doctor up that Walmart potato salad - life's too short to suffer through bad potato salad. How nice to spend time with the family in that setting. I'm somewhat jealous of that green grass and leaves on the trees, but we're getting there. And I want to go shopping with Meme and Aunt Pat!
ReplyDeleteCamping with family is the best! Looks like a pretty peaceful site and some tasty grub.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you caught up with the family, and I'm glad Madison is doing well.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure we've been to that campground! Nice place. Looks like fun with the family. Can't wait til our kids take the plunge and join us on one of our trips!
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