After checking in I left my jacket and gloves on the table. Jerry decided they would make an excellent Grand Prize!!
Nancy putting out ROK t-shirts
Thursday night dinner was hot dogs, chili, lots of other snacks and part of the 406 cookies (chocolate chip, macadamia nut, oatmeal raisin and peanut butter) Nancy made.
Friday Nancy led a group of us on a 25 mile ride through the mountains of Tennessee to lunch at Applehouse Restaurant.
Applehouse Orchards
Cindy and Jerry are ROK members and the club has the rally on their property in Del Rio. 106 people at this years rally.
Jerry and Cindy putting out candles in the creek
Saturday morning Bill led a group ride into Smoky Mountain National Park with a stop at one of the overlooks and then onto backroads only Bill could find. We ended up in the Dandridge area with a stop for lunch at Bush's Family Cafe.
Overlook in Smokey Mountain National Park
One (or two) of the motorcyclists in our group getting gas
Nancy & Bill with Jay & Duke
Bush Bean Factory Dandridge, TN
Saturday night at the closing ceremony Jimmy Morrow (historian, artist and folklore story teller) had us laughing and learning about Cocke County and Del Rio.
Leaving the rally on Sunday we went to Hot Springs Resort and Spa with Nancy & Bill (just over the Tennessee border in North Carolina). After soaking in hot tub #5 for an hour we had lunch at Smoky Mountain Diner in Hot Springs.
Hot Tub #5
After leaving Hot Springs and Nancy & Bill, we stayed overnight in Monroe, North Carollina. Monday we had a quick 3 hour ride home. Google Map Home
Here is a video with Jimmy Morrow telling one of his tales.
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