What an interesting day!
Well first let’s backtrack.
Yesterday: excellent driving conditions. It was a long day and we were glad when it was done. 15 hours driving is really too long.
Today: a shorter driving day, only 11 hours but stressful. Started with rain. No, actually it stared with a knock on the door at 5:19 am. Impressed I was not! And no we did not answer it. What made it worse was it woke me with a jolt and that triggered my vertigo. Ahhhh. Thanks goodness a gravol and an extra hour in bed did the trick. Whew.
A few issues:
The rain. Oh yes and the fog. But it only lasted part of the morning and it wasn’t an extremely heavy rain so that was a positive. Funny thing. Richard couldn’t remember how to work the windshield wipers. Oh my. Is this a sign of what’s to come? Lol. I looked it up in the car manual and we were all set.
The 5:00 pm rush hour traffic in Knoxville accompanied by the setting sun directly in our eyes. But again it didn’t last very long.
Two reasons for my title:
1. When these things happen it makes them go much easier if you keep calm. Richard is better at that than me. He calmly keeps driving. I get filled with stress and anxiety. But try to remain calm.
2. The trucks on the road. I’ve never seen so many trucks. I know we need them and they provide a very necessary service but apparently some (not all) have an problem with reading comprehension. The signs said either (and these may not be exact) “Trucks in the right lane. “ or “ No trucks in the left lane.” Not always the case. Now I’m not dissing the truckers. They are vitally important to our economy. Just saying follow the rules please.
Now we’re in Sweetwater, Tennessee for the night. So glad. Tomorrow is a shorter drive 7.5 hours (hopefully) and then we’ll be there. Yay!
Truckin’ – Grateful Dead
Take care and stay healthy.
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