Lighthouse. It is now a bed & breakfast and they give tours on Wed and Sun. Needless to say we did not get a tour. But the grounds are beautiful. And the lake crashing into the rocks is a nice sound. It you want solitude this is the place to be. W-a-y off the beaten path for sure. Again the grounds are lovely as is the drive up there. We even saw a couple of deer along the way.
On the way there we stopped and went to the top of Sugarloaf "mountain". it is a large bald rock towering at the top of a cliff. When you (finally) get to the top, the view is amazing. Of course, we did have a fantastic day for it. 70 degrees, light wind, clear skies. It doesn't really sound like it, but it is quite a hike. If the county had not put in stairs, I probably could not have done it. As one lady said, I am not as sure-footed and agile as I used to be. In fact, I can't remember that I even used to be! We even wore out poor TD. He was dragging and super glad to see that water bowl when we got back to the truck. I was super glad to see my cold tea!
During the day we met a couple from Knoxville - Rocky hill, Wallace Rd. area, a couple that spent lots of time in the Smokies and a couple of men from Nashville. All trying to get out of the heat wave.
After the climb and then driving on up to Big Bay, we were ready to eat, but had seen no restaurants. Thinking about stopping at the general store and seeing if we could pick up sandwiches. However, TM missed a turn when we left the lighthouse and we made a circle back to 550. Well, there was a very nice restaurant! Went in and had a good meal.
Got home around 4 and all 3 of us collapsed.
Good night and God Bless
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