Moving Day

Elkmont, Alabama

Weather: low 65 degrees in Heiskell, Tennessee, high 70 degrees in Elkmont, Alabama, clear skies

When we got up this morning, we were undecided as to whether we would leave Heiskell or not. As the morning went on and we heard people hooking up and leaving, the hitch itch bug got to us. By 0930 hours, we were pulling out of the SKP's Raccoon Valley RV Park.

Our route was also decided this morning. When looking at the routes that would get us to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, we saw that we could go west on I-40, which was toward Nashville. We saw that we wouldn't have to go all the way to Nashville, but could take I-840 west of Nashville, which would get us over to I-65, and a direct route into north Alabama. That route would also give us a chance to stop in Athens, Alabama to visit my sister Judy and her husband Roger.

Normally, we wouldn't want to take the interstate highways. However, we felt traffic would be fairly light once we got away from Knoxville, and it was. In addition, we had been as far west as Cookeville on that highway, so we would have a chance to see the lay of the land west of Cookeville, even if it was on the interstate.

Since we hadn't decided to leave by bed time last night, I hadn't bought fuel. We had enough to get to Crossville, so we stopped there at the Pilot truck stop. The regular fuel islands were too small for us to pull the RV into, so we had to get into line with the big trucks to buy diesel. While we were there, we picked up some sandwiches for lunch, which we ate while rolling down the road.

As I said, we hadn't been past Cookeville, so everything after there was new for us. I have to say we enjoyed the trip, seeing new countryside that's a little different from the land around Knoxville. The countryside we were in today was more rolling than anything, which we seemed to like better. We saw different types of trees than what we saw in Knoxville and that area, but the leaf changes were not as numerous. Many of the leaves had already fallen. Still, it was a nice drive, and we're glad we went that way.

Eventually, we made it to Elkmont, Alabama, where we decided to stay a few days at Mill Creek RV Park, a Passport America park. The park is a little remote, but has several pluses that makes it work for us. Quiet, big spaces, excellent wifi service, and we can get a pretty good television signal with either the roof top antenna or satellite dish. And, they have a great area for walking. What more could we ask for?

By the time we were set up and settled in, it was getting too late to go see Judy and Roger. We'll see them tomorrow, along with doing some other stuff we have in mind. We lived in this area for five years back in the 1980s, and always enjoy coming back.

More later, be safe.

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