How to plan a vacation ;-)

[Spiffy]

And the best part, this is tractor related, but, it's more fun everyone guessing until the end, so.....

We had to attend a wedding in Collins, Ill last weekend; wife was done teaching for the year and I had some time, so I said, "let's make a vacation of it while we have the chance."

Saint Louis is right over the river, so I said "would you like to see Clydesdale Horses?" yep, AnheiserBusch tour - we were both pleased with the entire tour. Of course, we also had to tour the Arch, which I enjoyed, but despised the sunburn waiting for an hour in line to pass security [who's going to highjack the Arch?!!!]

Next day off too General/President Grant's house and Grant's farm. Expecting war stories instead of love stories [this site was originally owned by his FIL], the former was a bit mushy for me, but the guide was so enthusiastic it was neat anyway. The latter was actually fun and the wife loved it [and more horses].

Then I said, "Nashville is a short day's drive," so we seen the Grand Ole Opry.

Then...."the Smokey Mountains aren't very far from Nashville"....we skipped the tourist traps in Pigeon Forge, but thorougly enjoyed a guided horseback tour in the Smokeys [though we really had to search to find a ride the went anywhere besides well groomed trails going barely up the mountains]. Also some neat sights in Cade's Cove.

Then..... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gifdrum-roll please.... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I said we're not too far from Tazewell Virginia. Home of Power-Trac!! It will still be a little time yet before I can justify this type of machine, but when my wife seen their showroom, it was her instead of me that "was like a kid in a candy store." I'm planning to elaborate in the PT section, but I was well pleased with both the people and the product. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[EddieWalker]

Your a very devious man.

Taking your wife on all those side trips, but leading up the the main one, just to get her to think the Power Trak is her idea.

Devious, but brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Spiffy]

Actually only semi-devious....

She got to see several things she had at one time or another said she wanted to see [I had fun too, but had seen most of those sights before] and I got one that I wanted to see [which she enjoyed too]. Actually, besides the wedding, we didn't plan destinations more than a day in advance; but I did steer a few particular ones in hopes that we'd end up within a few hours of Virginia.

Ahh alls, well that ends well....or almost, I still haven't figured out how to justify the machine [to me not her], and the test drive only makes the itch worse! /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif