7-17-03: Day 8 of Summer Trip

Thursday, July 17 2003

Day 8 of Summer Trip (North Carolina to Kentucky)

8:52 am 
Departing House (1017240)

Had a busy morning packing up, cleaning & vacuuming, loading the truck, prepping the dogs, and closing down the house. The humidity is gross. David says “standing still makes you sweat”.

9:30 – fuel stop  25gal, $35, 444.8 miles (101760)

@11am – rest area near Winston Salem. Humidity level much, much lower!

1:10pm – arrived “Biltmore Estate”. Beautiful weather. (101962) 238 miles from Dad’s house.

1:20pm – departed "Biltmore Estate” due to $36 per person ticket price (restrooms were free, though).

2:40pm – (102020) Crossed into Tennessee, stopped at Welcome Center for dog potty break. HOT!

4:28pm – (102133) Into Kentucky! Headed for the KOA in Renfro Valley where we’ll tent overnight & hopefully swim in the pool.

5:05pm – stopped in  London, KY for fuel & dinner to go. Lasagna from Fazoli’s.  (102171 $34, 25.6gal, 410 miles)

5:40pm – Arrive KOA in Renfro Valley (Just 1.5 miles past the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum).

Setting up camp at the KOA

Tent camping with three dogs is interesting...

7:45pm – We ate, set up the tent, visited the camp bathroom and store, played with the dogs, and now we’re relaxing in our chairs. The dogs (mostly Tessa) have a yearning to be where their ropes won’t go, but they’re finally settled down. The sun is also settling down behind some trees, and the heat with it. We’ve got a few citronella tea lights burning, & two layers of spray on our sweaty skin. 

Note: started the outline for *my book during the drive today – I really think it’s going to happen!

*my book: Eleven years later, here in 2014, I guess it's okay to reveal my book idea since I haven't gotten around to writing it yet. It's all about--no, wait, let me think about this. I think I'll write a separate blog piece. It's so hard to give away a good book idea! 

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