TYBEE HAPPY: IT'S A GOAL

  

We're on our way!

Sevierville today, 

Gatlinburg tomorrow

Tybee the next day!

It's a plan, it's a goal, it's a vacation for the soul!

Usually I'd drive first thing, while rested from a good night's sleep.  Then Calvin would drive during the rough part of the day, during rush hour or through a big city.  Jeani not so much.  John never.  

"I'm the back seat bellyacher," is his claim.

Riding shotgun, Jeani chimes in, "I'm the professional tourist!"

Like the song says, "We're tooling down the highway doing 79" well, actually, depending on who was driving, our speed was way faster than that.   If you follow the fastest car, you never know what speed you'll be doing....upwards of 90?  Ma-a-aybee ... ma-aybe ... 

As passenger, free hands, free time, I called ahead to Black Bear Inn to secure our reservations.  The very nice, young gentleman with a southern drawl, answered the phone.  After I told him we'd be having supper quite late and therefore would be arriving quite late, would he still hold our rooms.  Yes, yes, he would.  He himself would be there until 10.  I had to chuckle and tell the others his final comment, (remember to read this in a southern drawl), "Y'all guys enjoy you alls' dinners."

So, dinner at The Diner in Sevierville included mouth-happy thirst-quenching really good sweet tea.  But I have to tell you, it's hard to say grace with rock n' roll playing in the background, "Give Me Shelter" !

Always, since the first vacation with my father who taught us to grab some pamphlets, I pick up advertising for fun things to do.  Here at The Diner was  just such a postcard size paper -- Three Monkeys Photo Emporium.  I'm bored.  We're waiting to be seated.  It's going to be a while.  Every working establishment is begging for help.  I looked at Jeani, John, and Calvin standing in a row next to each other.  

"Calvin.  Plug your ears."  

"Hey, John, cover your mouth."  

And before I could trick Jeani into covering her eyes, like the See No Evil Monkey, clever gal says, "I know what you're doing."

John shakes his head, "It ain't happening."  Durn!  

Calvin, brain clicking awareness, "Oh!  No.  You're doing the 3 monkeys, see, hear, speak no evil.  NO!"

It would've made a fantastic picture!

And that was day one,

the beginning of fun.