Anniversary follow-up

When you go away for a week, you never know what's going to happen! And our dear daughter, Angie, took advantage of our absence to tell you about our anniversary. Thank you, Angie, for all your work last week to keep everything running for our Gatlinburg cabins!

And thanks to all of you for your anniversary greetings. Angie's last post was correct, both about Gatlinburg and our time last week in Grand Cayman. So, just to finish the story, here are some 'before and after' photos.

Despite what some people think, we did have cameras and film 50 years ago, but it was nothing like today. So our wedding pictures were not very good. Here's one that survived:


And just to prove we really did go to Gatlinburg on our honeymoon, here's a shot of Phyllis at one of the candle shops. It was located downtown then, but I think it's now out on the Craft Loop:


Now, 50 years later, we celebrated by spending a wonderful week in Grand Cayman at our favorite resort - the Grand Caymanian (ask us about it!). We just sat by the pool or on the beach and read our books ... and slept!


For our anniversary dinner, we went to the most-recommended restaurant on the island - Pappagallo - where they brought us a special plate of cookies and a taste of a dessert wine.


Now it's back to reality. We just reserved Smoky Mountain Tower for Christmas (but New Year's is still open). And we still have some good dates open - and special deals - in October, especially at All Decked Out. The new walkway at Smoky Mountain Tower is 95% finished and I hope to have some pictures soon. Keep checking back for more news from Gatlinburg.