About a week ago, our good friend on the AT, Will (trail name: chimp) had his parents come out to Fontana Dam, just before the smokies, and had a fantastic BBQ.
This picture was from that day.
We got about half way through the smokies on Sunday and Will's father, Bob, picked us up from newfound gap. He even waited in over an hour of traffic to get us because of construction delays. We were then welcomed into their grandmother's home (before showering, mind you) for their family's weekly Sunday lunch there. Everyone there made us feel so welcome and were extremely friendly. And coming straight off the trail to some home made fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and other delicious fixings was just about as perfect as it could get. It was great to return to civilization with good food and even better people.
After family lunch, will's parents drove us back to their house in Seymour, TN. Here, they put us up, fed us, and really made us feel like we were home. Kindness and generosity seem to be the norm around these parts and it was no different with the Hammond family. We felt so at home, we decided to stay one more day today as a storm and cold weather pushed into the smokies.
We have been well fed, treated like family, and gotten some much needed catch up sleep. We are hitting the trail tomorrow with full bellies and full confidence and it's really thanks to our new trail family. So a huge thank you to Will, Bob, Brenda, and the other friends and family we have met over the past couple days who have given us a new home in the south!
Here are some pictures from our couple days off:
we ate like 4 pizzas today...
We shot guns too!
All in all, a great few days!
-mojo
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