CRATER LAKE TO PORTLAND.OLYMPIA
LURAY TO SMOKY MOUNTAINS
A MEMORABLE HOLIDAY ACROSS AMERICA WITH ANNE AND MEL. I was chuffed when my American relatives Anne and Mel suggested a road trip across America, taking in part of Route 66. The year was 2013, September 6 th . Being great trip planners they mapped our places to visit and stay, including a couple of camping parks, and four Couch Surfing Hosts, the first being with host Jeff who was caretaking a friend’s house in the hills of the Smoky Mountains. Couch surfing hosts provide free bedding only. Some provide food. We excitedly departed my sister-in-law Barbara’s house at Luray near the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The time 7.30. The small ageing car sporting a roof rack with camping gear, was packed to the brim. Will ‘she’ make the distance Barbara and I thought. She did. After a very scenic drive through Cherokee National Park we finally found Jeff’s abode, a timber house that had seen better days, perched on a hill amongst tall tr...
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