Dollywood

Joe and I went to Dollywood last week. We went for his birthday, plus they were having the Festival of Nations, which I wanted to see.

We left work early Thursday and got there around 3:00. When you buy your ticket after 3:00, you get the next date included. There were tons of old people there, so we were able to hit up all the rollercoasters. There were no lines! As soon as you could get off and back on, you could ride. Which brings us to the fact that we're no longer 12 yrs old. That junk will make you sick! We had a great time until we both got car sick and headaches. We also watched a few shows Thursday. We saw the one about the birds of prey, one from Ecuador, and Jennifer Rowland band. She's from Nova Scotia. She plays the violin, sings, and step dances. The park closed at 7:00, so we left then and went and grabbed something to eat then crashed at the hotel. We got up the next morning and had breakfast at the hotel, then made our way to the park. Oh! We rode the trolley to/from Dollywood. We parked at Patriot Park and caught the shuttle. Drops you right off at the door. We thought it worked out really well. It's 50 cents per person, per ride. So, it's a dollar every time we got on. We took it back and forth twice, so it cost us $4. It costs $8 per day to park at Dollywood. Friday, we decided to see shows, I mapped out our schedule Thursday night. We saw 4 shows Friday morning/afternoon, then we rode rides for the rest of the day. Then we ate dinner and drove home. We got home around 10:30. It was a fun trip.

Saturday we put out our garden. We planted corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and zucchini. We're going to put out okra and some more corn a little later on. I'm excited about it. I hope that works out.