GREAT SMOKEY NATIONAL PARK 6/19/11

Another day another shower and then later in the day thunder storms with 40 mph winds, but that's for later in the report.  After the morning shower we walked to church which was conducted by a national park ministry.  Thomas Sanders of Carol Stream IL and Michael Henry of Lexington KY were our leaders.  They are university students who  volunteer for the summer at national parks all over the country.  We spent the day drying things off - or rather wiping things off as things don't really dry here.  We also needed to organize for the next leg of the journey.  At one point we're sitting outside having our lunch and our neighbor pulls in with a carload of kids who were going to the stables horseback riding.  Well, no horsey riding as storms with high winds were moving into the area.  We were sort of taking our time finishing off lunch when up comes the wind and in comes the rain.  A lesson well learned.