Comfort Inn Sweetwater

... planning, the fact that we advance an hour to the EST completely escaped me and we needed to be in Chattanooga in a few hours. Damn Dax….think about this stuff!!! We decided to grab a bite in Birmingham on the city’s northside at a Bar-B-Que establishment called Full Moon. It had big Red A’s all over the outside, which meant it had to be good if it was rated so high. I mean, who is so proud as to put A’s all ...

... one spot anywhere in Cusco and turn a full 360 degrees and something is going to Catch your eye that makes you just breathless. But onto the walking tour of Cusco. I have to admit it was hard because of the lack of Oxygen and I was always the one who everyone had to wait for, because I am two feet taller than everyone ...

Sweetwater Decks, John Mortimer We spent some time with John Mortimer, NADRA's immediate past president. What the heck is Okra? The Mortimer's sure got a kick of us not hearing of it before. John and Susan Mortimer have a beautiful home atop a mountain overlooking the valley and in the far distance you can even see the Smokey Mountains. We all owe John a great ...

Got up this morning, had coffee and went out to help Kevin weed the garden. I enjoy having my hands in the earth to feel a little more connected to Mother Nature. Got ready and went out for a short bit. Returned home and I started to pack to leave while Kevin and Sam went out for awhile. Upon their return, it was ok for me to stay the night then get up early and head to ...

We got up this am and went to church. It was an amazing service with a kinda rock band playing and singing. Very well done. The church did a short video with all ages of kids talking about their moms. I sat and had many tears roll down my face as I missed my kids. This is the longest I've ever been away from home. We went back home and then got ready to go for brunch. We went to a market type place ...

Today Sam and I went to some second hand shops to do some looking around. I was hoping to find a really cheap sundress as I don't really have anything "nice" for the warm weather. I figured if I could find something for 5 bucks I'd be ok. Sam found some nice tops and a skirt at a steal. Brand ...

Day 21 Another lazy day. Sam had her lawn done and sofa's cleaned. Watched a little TV and then I cooked supper tonight which I really enjoyed. Made me feel like I was back home cooking for the gang. Did sketti and meatballs. Had an interesting talk with Sam and will be headed off to Florida next. Need a day ...

Day 20 HAd a very quiet, lazy day. Spent some time talking with Sam during the day and then had dinner and talked with her as she played on the computer. Not much to report today, sorry folks! Am starting to miss home as this is the longest I've ...

... go for the kayak. We camped that night, I think I'm not really made for camping. You get cold and don't sleep too well. Have to pack the tent in the morning, and I even had my breakfast served by the master campers Kurt and Salina. It was actually really nice eating a really big pizza and getting into the car after that.

Sweetwater, Tennessee, population 5,066. Go underground in Sweetwater and find the Lost Sea. The cavern is a US Registered Natural Landmark, and holds the Guinness World Record as the World's Largest Underground Lake. You can ride in a glass-bottom boat on the 4.5-acre lake and see anthodites, rare cave flowers found only in a few caves throughout the ...