Adventures in Gatlinburg

We took off in the company truck Wednesday for Gatlinburg for work and adventure at the annual Smokey Mountain Gift Show. All was good until we hit I-40 in Nashville. I looked down and saw that the temperature gauge was "pegged" to hot. We pulled off and opened the hood and Wendy, who has some mechanical experience decided we probably blew a coolant hose as fluid was all over the inside of the hood.

After some discussion Lori decided to walk across the street to the auto place and I called our friend and head of GTB maintenance, Tom. Tom got right it and found a Dodge dealership in Nashville. The dealership called a tow truck and a cab to come and get us.

The tow truck showed up and began hooking us up and a few minutes later the cab came. I gotta tell you that cab smelled horrible! I think the man must have worn diapers and they were well past time for a change. Awful. He got us to the dealership at the same time the tow truck (who left after we did) showed up. I'm pretty sure the cab driver took us around the block the long way for the extra fare. The trip cost about $30.

After waiting approximately 45 minutes we were told that our problem was definately repairable and they could get us going right away. Seems they thought the radiator cap had come loose, spewing out the coolant. $134.00 for that bill. Hummm. We thought not. The girls think it was a thermostat that stuck and I tend to agree with them.

OK, off we go to Gatlinburg. But now we are late and must check in after hours. We called them and they will leave the key and map for us in the overnight box at the office.