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North America » United States » Tennessee » Hixson July 13th 2013

13 July, 2013 We are back on the road, this time heading north to cooler (we hope) climes. We left home on Friday morning and had a fairly uneventful drive to Chattanooga. As you know, uneventful is, to us, a good thing. There was plenty of traffic, both cars and trucks on the interstates, but most drivers were minding their manners. The only smudge on our shiny day was the 50 minute pit stop in Manchester, where we stopped for gas and lunch. At the gas stop, we were blocked in while the driver that pulled in in front of us went inside to use the facilities. But that was okay, we weren’t in any hurry. At Mc-you-know-who’s we waited and waited while they chased down the cow (or whatever) for our burgers. I think the ... read more
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North America » United States » Tennessee » Hixson October 9th 2012

Tuesday, 8 October, 2012 We had a lovely drive home yesterday from Chattanooga. It was raining when we got up; as it was 6 out of the 9 days we were travelling. The rain cleared as we left Chattanooga and the sun came out before we reached Nashville. The traffic was light, the truck had no problem pulling the camper up Monteagle, it was as uneventful a trip as we always hope. We saw new places and dear familiar faces and home looked good to us. We stayed only in national, state and county campgrounds and saved accordingly, averaging less than $16 per night in campground fees. You have to love that National Park Senior pass with free park entry and half price camping. For a dry run, which this trip was, it was surprisingly damp. ... read more
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