DRT 3 - Dixie Driving

Okay, this is the third time I’ve typed this.  Not impressed with Google’s revisions to their blog product…NOT at all!  No matter….back to the blog!

We left Bardstown this morning around 8:00, driving eastward on Route 150.  Saw lots of beautiful horse farms and many homes that looked as though they had been abandoned 100 years ago, except for the refrigerators on the porch and the new F150s in the drive.

Falls Rainbow

Cumberland Falls

Mona soon realized we were driving very near to Cumberland Falls.  She, Laura and Terry (Laura’s dad) had spent two vacations there and Mona thought I’d like to see the falls.  We took a little detour off into the Kentucky wilderness and meandered to the falls.  Even as we parked we could hear the water flowing through the rocks….one of Mona’s favorite sounds! 

The falls are beautiful and we got to see two rainbows from the first observation platform.  We walked a couple of trails and got to see several great views of the falls.  This would definitely be a great place to vacation!

We then drove south on I-75 to Knoxville and then turned East on I-40.  Just outside of Knoxville we stopped for lunch and gas.  I “gassed up” the car and off we went.  About thirty miles later Mona exclaimed, “We’re almost out of gas!!!”  I guess I only virtually gassed up the car and now we were deep into the mountains with no gas stations in sight.  As Walter would say, “Dumbaaaasssss!)

Well, it was a beautiful drive anyway…..through the Smokey Mountains.  Lots of streams, mountains and wonderful views.  Of course, the drive would have been less stressful had we had a little more gas in the car.  (Am I the only one who can hear Walter saying, “Dumbass!”)

Eastbound on I 40

We got into Asheville around 4:00.  It was rainy…and we were a little stressed (see above) from driving on winding mountain roads with virtually no gas. (S.H.U.T. U.P. Walter!)

Anyway... a bit stressed and needing some escapism….so to the movies we went.  Saw The Avengers and loved it!  Great fun movie with lots of action and comedy.  Be sure to stay to the absolute end!

Went geocaching afterwards and found our 800^th cache.  Then to Chili’s for dinner.  We met three guys there….one of which had played fastpitch softball at Borg-Warner field in Decatur.  Also, the bartender was born in Springfield, Illinois.  Small World!  (But I wouldn’t want to paint it!)  ($1.00 to the first person who guesses that reference!)

Tomorrow is the biggest house in the U.S….then, Atlanta! 

PS  Sorry to all who saw numeroius updates with nothing to see.  Google Blogger is acting weird tonight!