4/4/2022 0 Comments We should be driving south!3/24-26/22 Today (Thursday) we directed the truck further north, near Charlotte, NC. This was the home of our daughter, son-in-law and 3 amazing grandsons for a few years, so we feel some familiarity with the area. We have even camped at tonight's spot once before, McDowell Nature Preserve on the southwesterly corner of the suburbs. We remembered that when we came here before, the builders of the campground did not own a level, causing almost every campsite to be on an incline in one way or maybe two ways! Things have not changed! But we did get situated and ready to take a drive to Belmont. Our son-in-law's family lives there, and we had been in touch to set up this time to re-connect. It was great to see the group again. Now that we don't have our own kids in Charlotte we don't see each other nearly as often. We talked, walked, ate, played with the dogs and had a good evening. So glad we were able to do this. Friday morning we waited a bit for traffic to subside and then started our move west. We were passing Asheville, which could be a destination itself, but I was only interested in the quilt shop I had stopped at once before. So we made a stop at the Asheville Cotton Co. for fabric therapy and lunch! We were traveling on I-40, something we don't do often, and after several miles in bumper-to-bumper traffic, I remember why! We stayed the night at Cove Lake State Park in Caryville TN. On Saturday we headed for Kentucky. It's steadily getting colder, and we're asking ourselves if it might not be smarter to drive south instead of north! A few trees are blossoming, but mostly just showing leaf buds. A windy day, so Bob really feels that when pulling the trailer, especially with a side wind. This looks like a farming area and horse farms, too. The only field work we see happening is horse powered plowing, so that explains why the roads have a much wider shoulder. The Amish families can drive their horse and buggy on the side of the main road. Tonight we had a fun camping/parking spot at Casey Jones Distillery near Hopkinsville. It's a Harvest Host location, so we don't pay for the spot but we do sample their product and take some home, too. This place has been family owned and operated since prohibition times. They have quite a few moonshine and bourbon products and we didn't feel the need to sample them all, but we did have a few tastes and then got a tour of the place. Casey Jones invented a rectangular still (instead of round) and they still use that with some modern touches added. Supposedly, the rectangular shape and the handles added to the sides were an advantage when the revenuers came looking for a still. It was easier to pick up the still and place it into the back of a truck or wagon to get away with it. Enterprising businessmen, right?! Tonight merited an extra blanket on the bed!
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