Marlene and I have decided that we will, once again, go north for a few weeks this summer. This trip, my eleventh, will be designated TN_11. It will likely begin Thursday, July 17, and will span 10 nights and over 3,000 miles. The stops along the way are as follows:
- Tallahassee FL. This will be an overnight stop, just because Ft Myers to Beaumont is too long for one hop.
- Beaumont TX. We will stop for 3 days to see our good friends John and Debbie who moved to Beaumont from Lehigh Acres FL last year.
- Hot Springs AR. I love this town and Marlene has never seen it. We will spend two nights here just so we have a full day in the city.
- Pigeon Forge TN. There are a million things to do here but I would love to get back to Dollywood.
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This must be the most obscure national park. I have no idea what is here but we will spend two nights in the area so that we will have a full day to explore.
Our destination is Worcester MA where we expect to stay with Jett’s brother and sister-in-law. While up there we will make an overnight trip to Maine to see if I can find my younger brother who has, once again, stopped communicating with everyone.
We will be taking Marlene’s pup, Becky, and that has, to some extent, influenced the route. Both Hot Springs and Cuyahoga Valley National Park are dog-friendly and Dollywood has Doggywood, a really fine dog daycare facility. We will have to find a hotel in Tallahassee that is dog-friendly.