We drove a little over an hour to get to the R&R RV Campground, where we spent three nights. Our first full day here was a Sunday, so we visited the small church that the campground owner said he attended, Ebenezer Baptist Church. We definitely stuck out as visitors here, since it was small, so several people spoke to us and made us feel welcome. On our way out, we struck up a conversation with a couple who was super friendly. After talking for a while, I asked if they’d like to join us for lunch. They suggested the Yamato Japanese Steakhouse, so we met up there and continued our conversation. They eventually invited us to their home, which we took them up on. They had done a lot of customizations and had a small greenhouse, so it was an interesting visit. I’m glad when we get the opportunity to have longer conversations with people and get to know them a bit; it was fun.
Once we left their place, we drove to the Historic Coke Oven Park. The museum was closed, but we were able to walk around and explore the remains of 268 beehive coke ovens used in the early 1900’s to convert mountain coal into industrial coke, a product used to smelt iron ore.
The campground owner also recommended driving up to where the Tennessee Tree Toppers hang glide and paraglide. There was an intimidating sign saying only club members were allowed to enter, but we decided to drive in anyway, thinking they could talk to us about becoming a member one day. We walked around just for a minute before someone came over to ask us if they could help us. He was extremely friendly and told us about the club and answered a bunch of our questions about both hang gliding and paragliding. Turns out, they don’t really care if non-members come in at all, and people use it as a picnic area with amazing views! He asked if we wanted to have our picture taken from their jump-off spot, which was pretty cool. As we were talking, another guy came over who is in the process of building a house nearby and wanting to become a member.
As we were driving home, I reflected back over the day and told Randy, “This was a great day!” 🙂
The next day was good, too, even though none of the homes we looked at made our final cut. We rode around with Jennifer Grayson, who was my favorite realtor we worked with, and basically just learned more about what we liked and disliked in a home and its land.
1458 Leggett Rd, Sale Creek, TN 37373– Funky additions that made floor plan weird. Liked the lot, very private. Good road to get to home, even though curvy14026 Stormer Rd, Sale Creek, TN 37373– Very disconnected floor plan with one BR on each floor, and weird angled walls; main level “master” BR did not have a connecting bath1019 O’Grady Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37419– Really close to older subdivision and traffic noise; nice yard, but too sloped; Cute house; upper bonus room would need to be finished361 Pine Ridge Dr, Signal Mountain, TN 37377– High voltage power lines that you could hear buzzing from back deck; upper level master. Probably the favorite lot we’ve seen, with open yard area and trees spaced nicely before the thick tree line. Large detached garage/shop/RV storage was above and beyond nice717 Tram Trl, Dunlap, TN 37327– Too much traffic noise from Hwy 111; no back yard; large settling issues w/ sloped floors
As we were pulling out of the campground the next day, the owner saw us leaving and had us roll down our window. He gave us his card and a really cute little origami man (well, the clothes of a man) made out of dollar bills. The people we met and talked to in Dunlap really made this stop special! We will be keeping an eye out for property for sale in this area, for sure!
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