Crossville KOA Tennessee

We are a little West of Knoxville. Still in the central time zone. We will lose our last hour right after we get going tomorrow. This is a nice KOA. Alot of grass, none of it smokable. I don't smoke so I suppose that's irrelevant. No excitement today except for Memphis and Nashville. Did you know that Tennessee is 440 miles across? That's further than I care to drive in one day. I think interstate 40 is still one lane in both directions West of Asheville. That should be fun. We are around 200 miles from Wild Turkey Lane. We're thinking with the time zone change we should arrive around 2 or 3ish. We'll let you know Pat, if we get rear-ended or some other calamity occurs. 

Memphis KOA

I've decided that my 3rd career is absolutely NOT going to be truck driver. Don't get me wrong, truck stops are really fun places and they are great places to buy beef jerky but there is way too much road noise. Is it normal for my feet to swell after sitting for 4 days? Today was uneventful. No periods of excitement. Flying airplanes consisted of long periods of excruciating boredom followed by brief periods of utter panic. That's what I'm used to. I need to get my heart rate and blood pressure up periodically. Truck driving is not cutting it. We are spitting distance from an interstate. When we checked in the young lady in the office offered us ear plugs at no charge. No, really, she did. We should be near Knoxville tomorrow. Pat, you can expect us to enter your driveway on Friday afternoon. No pictures were taken by me or anyone else today. I'll take a selfie so that you have something to look at.

Checotah/Lake Eufaula West KOA

Another day on I 40. This is Oklahoma. We frequently stay in KOAs because we know what we're getting. There are standards that are, for the most part, adhered to. With some of the family owned parks, booking a site is a crap shoot. This campground is a short walk from Lake Eufaula. Those weird geese have been roaming around the park all afternoon. They were acting aggressively when I tried to take their picture. This is day 4 of our driving adventure. We spent some time looking, this afternoon, at the remaining distance we need to travel. Sadly, it looks like 4 more days. Pat, there is a possibility we will spend a night with you in a few days. Tomorrow we will be near Memphis. 

The Big Texan RV Ranch

We are in Amarillo Tx. We lost an hour when we entered Texas so we didn't pull in here until around 5. Big Tex is apparently a big deal. There is a Big Tex steakhouse a Big Tex Brewery and a Big Tex motel. The RV Ranch is somewhat gaudy but I suppose that's to be expected from someone named Big Tex. We drove through a virtual forest of windmills getting here. The saying in the Panhandle is: "They ain't nutten to stop the wind between here and Canda sept bobwar fences." That's pretty close to what they say. Were still on I 40 but we're going to have to turn south eventually. We do not have a plan yet for tomorrow, we haven't fixed dinner yet but I'm on my second bourbon and coke. More tomorrow.

USA RV Park Gallup NM

Needles was at 1500 Ft. We drove through Flagstaff at 7000 Ft. Not sure about Gallup. It is cool here so there is probably some elevation. Interstate 40 follows the old Route 66 in the west. There are a lot of exits off of I 40 onto 66. We should be in The Texas Panhandle tomorrow. Haven't figured out where yet. We have seen a lot of trains that appear to be miles long paralleling the road. My butt can only take 400 miles a day apparently so that's what we are shooting for. More tomorrow.

Needles CA KOA

This place is in the Mojave Desert. When we crossed over the Sierra Nevada mountains and decended there was no doubt we were in a desert. It's pretty bleak. Before we checked in here we needed fuel and a Walmart. We had to cross the river into Arizona. Diesel in Needles is $6.23. Diesel in Fort Mojave AZ was $3.43. Crazy. I didn't take any pics today but I'll try to find something interesting. I found something. The twins at a football game.

Paso Robles day 2

I've always said that memories that you don't remember aren't worth having. Jenny and I have had a truly memorable couple of days. September 11th will forever have 2 meaning for us. Today we said goodbye to the Forester. We rented a trailer, pulled it to the salvage yard and loaded it with our stuff. The new bike rack and the new rooftop cargo box were prioritys. Our plan is to head East, avoiding Atlanta at all costs. I spent a portion of this afternoon cancelling our reservations for campgrounds we will not be visiting on this trip. We hope to be home in 8 days. Tomorrow is Needles CA.