The rest of the story...

I'm going to tell you the "rest of the story" about what happened to Andrew and Heather on their honeymoon.
The plan was to leave the day after the wedding, drive all day and then spend 5 days in a cabin in  the Smoky Mountains.  That way they would be back home by Friday night and would have the weekend to get settled before going back to work on Sunday.  That was the plan....

They left early in the morning and made good time until they were in Kentucky.  Suddenly there was a problem.  One of the tires blew.  They pulled off the road as far as they could, and Andrew went to change the tire.  When he got started he found another problem.  The Blazer he bought shortly before the wedding had special rims and the wrench that came with the spare tire didn't fit.  So, they called for roadside assistance.  It took over two hours for them to arrive.  They got the spare time on, but then... the battery was dead.  They had the hazard lights on and were running a phone and it must have drained the battery.  They got jumped and were on the way again.  They had to make another pit stop along the way to buy a new tire, as they didn't want to drive on that little spare for too long.

As they got closer to their destination, they were using GPS.  If you've used it, you know it isn't always foolproof.  This time it was sending them on some pretty questionable back roads, through the mountains.  On top of that, it had gotten very foggy.  The roads were steep with hairpin turns. They both said it was quite frightening, and they were pretty stressed when they finally arrived at the cottage.

They had taken a few groceries along, and decided they had enough to stay there the first day and just relax.  The plan was to go get groceries on Tuesday.  However, on Tuesday they found a storm had come during the night and blanketed them with snow.  Then they got a call from the rental agent saying that travel was prohibited and they had to stay in.  That was a problem because Heather is diabetic and they needed to get some food in the house.  The rental agent called back and told them there was a local man who lived near them who would take them down the mountain and bring them to a hotel, but they had to pack their things and prepare to be gone a few days.

They packed up, got picked up by this nice man and went to the hotel.  It was in an area that had a few restaurants, but not much else to do.

The rental agent stayed in touch with them, as it continued to storm - ice and snow!  That meant there was no way to return to the cabin. I told you earlier, they were planning to come home on Friday.  That didn't work as their vehicle was still up the mountain and they couldn't get to it.

The weather finally cleared on Friday evening, and Andrew was taken back up the mountain to get his Blazer.  They left early Saturday and got home without any more trouble.

It wasn't what they planned, and it was pretty disappointing that they couldn't enjoy that log cabin, but they still enjoyed their time together.  And - they'll always remember it!  They did say that maybe their next trip should be by train!

*The cabin in the photo is just a stock photo, not their actual cabin.