From the road -- uh, almost

Well, today has been a pain in .... more ways than one.  I had noticed one of my tires was low before leaving KY and had my lovely mechanic, Dude, check the pressure all the way around.  Today in Chattanooga , however, I noticed that the same tire was very low again.  And so began the search for the right tire.  I'll spare you the details and just say that the folks at one of the Goodyear places in town did locate a replacement for me and then went out to get it.  Lot of traffic here in Chattanooga -- took him a while to get back.  I didn't believe the traffic story until we were all done and I got back on the road.  LA has nothing on Chattanooga when it comes to traffic.

By the time the buggy was liberated, it was 6 pm, and I'd long ago given up hope of making it to my next stop in Georgia.  Turns out there is a Camping World here right on the cusp of TN and GA, and I have made myself at home on one of their sites, even though there was no one around to pay -- or to give me the entry gate code.  I'll pay tomorrow, and will remain eternally grateful to the campground guest who, knowing the code, cheerfully got me into the campground.  I hope I'll be able to get out . . .

Now, about this Camping World campground.  The sites are small, but they have everything -- water, electric, sewer, cable TV.  The space, however, is right off a very busy highway, and the sounds are such that the Indy 500 would be put to shame.  I now will forever think of Chattanooga as the souped-up capital of the US Southeast.  But the really good news is that I am not camping in a Walmart parking lot, which I would be but for the advice of my new best friend at the Goodyear place.

So, my trip continues to be about just going forward.  I plan on a very early night, and early departure in the hope that I might make it to northern FL tomorrow -- if, of course, I can get through the exit gate at a reasonable hour.

I PROMISE I will, eventually, have a decent picture to post.

Love,
Joan