On Tuesday, April 13, Larry and Beverly Hall traveled to Gatlinburg, TN to spend a few days with Todd and Darlene Badgley. While there, the couples enjoyed Parrot Mountain , Anakeesta and a hike to Laurel Falls. They enjoyed dining at The Pancake Factory, Paula Deen's Family Kitchen, and The Peddler. The couples enjoyed their time together in the mountains.   Recently, Bubba and Jennifer Stanton, Chad and Leslie Coffey, Morgan and Phillip Little, Kristen Youngblood, and Joe McDonald flew into St. Thomas and took a ferry to the island of St. John. The group was celebrating the 40th birthday of Kristen Youngblood as well as her graduation from Blue Mountain College. The first day they ate dinner in an open air restaurant on the bay called High Tide. The next day they spent on Honeymoon Beach, and they did a kayaking and snorkeling tour of Caneel Bay where they swam with sea turtles and sting rays and snorkeled the reef. They ate dinner that night at a restaurant called 1864 in Mongoose Junction and then spent some time downtown hanging out and meeting locals.  It was a very good night spent with friends. The next day they took a taxi and got to see some of the other beaches like Trunk Bay and Cinnamon Bay. They took some pictures and ended up spending most of the day at Maho Bay laying on the beach. This was a very neat little area with music and food trucks. They ate supper at a local burger place called Tap and Still and hung out downtown. They spent a lot of time on their balcony enjoying the views. Their house was way up in the hills of St. John and had beautiful scenery. Before leaving for home, they did some last minute shopping. They had a great time and are already planning their return. Â