As we came out of the Smokey Mountains and approached Gatlinburg, we were still patting ourselves because we had not had to wait long at that road construction site...and then we entered TOURIST CITY...OMG, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville are a nightmare of people and vechiles...6 lanes...tourist trap after tourist trap...Dollywood, go carts, bungie jumpers, and fast food....We saw two cadillacs tangle as both were backing from parking places and neither had checked rear views!!! Just get me back to the boat!!!! Again, ever so thankful that we opted to not take this scenic route to Asheville....we'd have never made the time we needed. We now know why so many were waiting at the construction site to come the other way...they had spent the weekend in Tourist Cities and were taking the scenic route home....good luck with that!