We have arrived!

Up and on the road by 7 a.m., we finally managed to get to our campground at Tellico Plains, TN, around 3 p.m. Eastern time and settle in. In just over 24 hours, we managed to go through 5 states!

Tellico Plains is located just southwest of the Great Smoky Mountains. Our KOA campground is located on the Stokely farm and orchard property. The entire area surrounding us was used for the growing and canning of vegetables by the Stokely family, which some of us remember buying in our grocery stores. It's located right along the Tellico River within miles of the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests. It is also at the head of the Cherohala Skyway, which we plan on driving tomorrow. You can check out the area at http://www.cherohala.org/.

After setting up, we used the stovetop for the first time in cooking some pasta, which we topped with some reheated chicken with cacciatore sauce we brought from LA, and the convection oven for browning some garlic bread.

We met our neighbors, Bob and Kathy, who are from Jacksonville, FL, and who purchased 200 acres a few miles from here and are working on building their dream home. They come up here often and really enjoy the area. It is really pretty here and from what we have heard, the best is yet to come. Although the temperature was in the high 80s today, it has cooled down nicely, and we have a few windows open with a cool breeze being more than adequate.

Mikey, Abby, and Jo seem to be adjusting just fine and enjoyed the ride. Bob and Cathy have two older golden retrievers, and Mikey and Abby have done the doggie hellos with them. :-)