Riding the rails on Day 3

Another great day with MTA! Our main event was our trip on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad from Bryson City to Wesser. We got some nice mountains views, views of Fontana Lake, and got to see the river we'll be rafting on Friday. One of the boys spotted a bear but no one else could verify this report. We were on the train nearly 30 minutes before it left the station so it was a good time to present the challenge to name as many kids as possible. This challenge is for the boys who come to the program knowing no one or virtually no one. We offer one dollar a name. Well, three boys took the challenge and earned 48 dollars between them. Quite impressive.

On the way back, we had a coloring contest with coloring books and crayons supplied by the railroad. We didn't have much of a lunch so decided to stay in Bryson City and have an early dinner. The restaurant had a corn hole set-up so what better way to spend a couple of hours but having a tournament.

We returned to the hotel around 8 and had a swimming session until 9.

More adventures tomorrow.

I'm having trouble posting the high resolution photos to our Flickr site because of slow wi-fi. Don't worry, all photos will eventually get posted even if it's after the trip. In the meantime, check out the low resolution photos on our Facebook page. 

Go to www.Facebook.com/MindstretchTravelAdventures.

The MTA group before boarding on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. It was a fun day.