Gatlinburg is one of my favourite destinations ever. I used to go for a week in the middle of April every year for the biggest bridge tournament of the year, until covid. It restarted this year but I’m not welcome unless I’m vaccinated. I wrote a rather sharp letter to the bridge gods about that and hope to see the policy change in time for next year. I could always see the Smokies from my condo or hotel window and every time I was outside of course. Beautiful!
It’s a day trip for us. We can leave early, go to Gatlinburg and all of the other tourist spots, and be home in time to sleep in our own beds. I actually live in the foothills of the Smokeys. We don’t have a lot of covid rules here so it must be your bridge group making the rules.