Don't Back Down

When we took our trip to Pigeon Forge, we decided to make it a regular family reunion. The big problem with doing so is trying to figure out just how to make enough room for the entire family. It's not like there aren't any hotel rooms in the area - it's just that trying to get one that's large enough for our family (the two of us, plus the two kids) is bad enough. Throw in trying to organize things with both sets of parents and it can turn into a nightmare.

So we decided that we'd try out a cabin. Specifically, we turned to Starr Crest Resort, which isn't really a resort at all, in the typical use of the word, but a collection of properties (cabins, specifically) perched on a mountain. And when I use the word "perched", you may want to take me literally. Some of these places are right on the edge. Our choice was As Good As It Gets, a four bedroom monster right at the top of the mountain.

This may not be the right course of action for everyone. And I'm not even sure if we'd do it again, or if we did it again, if we would do it the same way we did it this time. But for this trip, it worked out great.

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After Wonderworks, we really didn't think that there was much that we could do to match the activities of the prior day (in actuality, we didn't really think about it). Especially since we were finally on our way home. But relatively early on a Sunday morning, we just happened to be passing by something that you just don't see every day - The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum.

Now I realize that this isn't for everyone. In fact, it probably isn't for much of anyone. But we're just those kind of people that like to see things that you can't see just anywhere. And in fact we like to see things that not everyone else sees. How many other people have been to Wonderworks? Or Dollywood? I have no idea. But I am sure it's a lot. How many have been to the Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers? No idea. But we have.

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