Hes Worried you are Going to go out and Party European Style

i left the hotel early with the intention of getting to Cades Cove, a small area of the smoky mountains, where some of the first settlers to the region made their homes. in all honesty it was a big crap, a big field in the middle of the mountains. the drive to Cades Cove was more interesting. after this i make the journey over the mountain on the Newfound Gap Pass which had been closed the night before. a few inches of snow on the ground and icicles hanging from the rocks at higher elevations made my dream of visiting the Smokeys during the winter true. I arrive in Cherokee and head to the Indian History Museum, a small museum detailing the different tribes of Indians in the area and then their encounter with outsiders. following this i head back over the mountain to Severville (north of Pigeon Forge.) to Bass Pro to look for a new sweatshirt after seeing no bears in the daylight, i stop at a bear pit to see 4 obese lethargic brown bears being pelted with apple by little kids.  on the drive up to the store i listen to talk radio and a relations doctor who uttered the above phrase. after no luck finding a sweatshirt at the Shop i head back into the mountains to Gatlingburg. Gatlingburg is like Pigeon Forge a small town which relies heavily on tourists. I wander round for a bit heading into the Car Museum and Ripleys Odditortium. Ripleys is Ripleys the same the world over, the car museum used to have the prefix name Barris, as its mostly his stuff. Herbie, Ecto 1, Kit, Jurassic Park are all here, but the icing on the cake for me was the Dragula from the Munsters (a coffin dragster capable of 70mph!) after wandering round for a bit longer i head back to the hotel to rest.