You'd think that driving 7 hours straight south would get
you better weather to go along with the charming accent, but guess what - it
ain't so. Paducah, Kentucky has the
accent but it is cold, windy and icy.
How cold? Well it was 23 deg.
when we left Kenosha this morning, it warmed up to 29 while we were driving and
it's back to about 23 deg again now. We
had freezing rain all the way down also.
Not fun for the driver. Luckily
we are in the car and Chuck is snugly waiting for us in Red Bay, AL.
Chuck went to meet his maker, Tiffin Motorhomes in Red Bay,
Alabama, back in November. We dropped
him off just before Thanksgiving to get the cracked windshield replaced and
some other work done. They were going to
keep him in their Outback ("where's the RV? It's out back") and bring him in to the
shops as they got time to take care of a number of minor things. Chuck is ready now so we loaded up Toad and
headed south. We're packing a new gas
grill, some new rugs, and a bunch other stuff so we only packed a half a case
of wine. I guess we learned on the last
trip that wine is available in other parts of the country. Sadly, we're packing only one cat this
trip. Our intrepid orange kitten, Xena,
developed feline infectious peritonitis in December and we had to put her to
sleep. We and Beanie miss her horribly
and he's more timid without her but he's put his big cat pants on and is with
us. He was good in the car today and
seems to be enjoying the hotel room at the moment.
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| Hotel closet makes a good hiding place |
Tomorrow we have about a 4 hour drive to pick up Chuck. We'll stay in Red Bay for at least one night and then we'll head on
south. Ultimately we'll spend some time
at Ft. Wilderness at DisneyWorld and other parts of Florida before getting home
in mid-Feb. We'll keep you posted!
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| Beanie being brave in the hotel room. |
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