Charting our course to Yama-Con 2015!!!!

                            The start of something awesome.

Heiwa, Mikata, and I decided we should know how to get to Yama-Con If we are able to go in Dec. So all three of us set out for a grand adventure just after noon on Friday.
We headed for Tennessee!

I am sure you will notice at some point but I love taking pictures.  This was one of the views we saw when we first set out.

On the way there we ran into terrible traffic, at least 4 accidents. When we stopped at the rest station we were delayed because they had to land a helicopter there so they could air lift someone to the hospital. Now if you are thinking "That would have made a great picture!" No. It would have made a nice picture but it would be really disrespectful to the family and I couldn't do that to them.

When we get near Sevierville  we take some crazy back roads usually and we pass the Bushes Beans Co.

 And there are these fantastic hills that look like we went to Ireland. I always adore them.

Sadly I didn't realize that most of the pictures ended up blurry.
Once we were near the main strip we stopped for lunch at our favorite place, Bellacino's

The pizza is fantastic and so are the bread sticks. Never tried the subs but they are on the list!

My hair is a mess and I argued against the picture but Heiwa and Mikata out voted me :P

On the road again we found that traffic was... Busy. We eventually located The LeConte center and whoa! This place is intimidating. I am even more excited now that I have seen the size of this place!

 So we found our location and didn't know what to do next.
Well its Pigeon Forge! There is so much to do! Like some of the following.

This instantly caught my eye however we weren't sure if we could go in with the late hour. It's on the list for next time!

This, we decided, is the beast the Heiwa's knight in shining armor fights.
The later it gets the crazier we get and the next thing didn't help.

The Three Bears Country Store has amazing funnel cake ^-^ and the decorations were very impressive.

The picture is sideways but I am sure you can see the beauty.

My keepsakes from this adventure.

I always get a turtle when I do something important or special so this is my little Jurassic turtle ^-^
So after a ton of traffic and some really, really bad rain we got home around 2 A.M but the trip was SO worth it! Can't wait for
Yama-Con 2015!!!

~Aki Ame Okami