Hey Darlin',
Woke up to quite a cold morning, in the upper 30's, so I stayed in bed longer than I normally would on a travel day before braving the cold to turn up the thermostat and get dressed. Everyone was gone except one other volunteer who came over and chatted with me while I was packing up. Despite that, I was able to finish packing up and heading out of camp just before 10:00. When we drove in coming for the west, going east into Asheville, the traffic going westward was backed up for miles, and I was rather expecting that this morning, but was relieved when, in fact, we were able to go the speed limit almost the entire way. Of course, with all the construction, that was down to about 35 mph in some places, but there was only one very short section right after the TN border when traffic went below that, and only for a minute. As a result, we made good time! I stopped at the Buc-cees in Crossville (they seem to be popping up everywhere, and they do have the cheapest prices!), even though I still had almost half a tank, but I didn't want to have to get fuel again before the next leg, plus the price was "only" $4.89/gal for diesel. Still outrageous, but the lowest I've seen. Arrived safely just after 1:00 local time, which is now Central, but will go back to Eastern at the next stop, very glad that I didn't have any tire problems, or any other issues on this leg of the journey. This is my first time at East Fork, and it's very conveniently located, far enough off the four-lane from my campsite not to hear it. They gave me a good spot, on a corner lot so I have extra space, and let me highline on trees instead of using their picket line, which frankly, hadn't been cleaned up very well, so I was happy not to have to put my horses down there. I haven't got the greatest view, just of a barn and a manure pit, but it's far enough away not to concern me. Got everything set up, then settled down for the evening, finishing off some leftovers from last week for dinner, did several loads of laundry, watched a few episodes of Damages (they have very good free wifi here, yay!), and won't be long out of bed, even though on Central Time it's early. Figure I better stay on Eastern time physically, since I'll be changing back on Thursday anyway! Good night, sweetie! Love you!
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