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Travel · 2 min read · 06 Jul 2023
A Wedding Trip: Atlanta to Tennessee
A friend's wedding in the Smokies, bookended by an overnight drive in each direction and more Taco Bell than planned.
Four days, one wedding, and a rental car that saw more of the Smoky Mountains than I did.
Day 1: Friday
Meals:
- Lunch: Chipotle
- Dinner: Thai food
- Stay: Airbnb
Activity:
- Flew into Atlanta, picked up a Turo rental
- Four-hour drive to Walland, Tennessee, with a couple of gas station stops along the way
- Picked up pineapple tofu fried rice for dinner
Day 2: Saturday
Meals:
- Lunch: Cava
- Dinner: The Tomato Head (vegan sandwich, pizza, and a chocolate chip cookie)
- Stay: Airbnb
Activity:
- Gas stop at Costco
- Two hikes: Lakeshore Park and House Mountain
- Visited the Sunsphere at World's Fair Park
Day 3: Sunday
Meals:
- Lunch: Taco Bell (spicy potato soft tacos, black bean crunchwrap supreme)
- Dinner: Subway
- Stay: Airbnb
Activity:
- Walmart run with a friend
- Got ready for the wedding, then explored The Island at Pigeon Forge
- A nearly hour-long wait at the Wendy's drive-thru (worth mentioning only because of how long it was)
Day 4: Monday
Meals:
- Dinner: The wedding itself
Activity:
- Got ready and drove to the ceremony near Smoky Mountain Ziplines, starting at 3pm
- Celebration ran until 10:30pm
- Started the overnight drive back to Atlanta through the Smokies
Day 5: Tuesday
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash*
Meals:
- Breakfast: Gas station snacks
- Lunch: Mom's food
- Dinner: Barbecue
- Stay: Home
Activity:
- Drove through the night into Atlanta, dropped off the rental, and shuttled to the airport
- Flight home, a short nap, then barbecue with friends to close it out
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