Final leg

Moving along the I-65 corridor we had about 450 miles to cover before making our destination of Gulf Shores Alabama. Since my tolerance for driving this beast is around 250 miles a day, we needed to find a place spend the night somewhere between here and there. We hit the internet and found a park near Cornersville Tennessee. Strangely called Texas T Campground, it was a perfect stop- over. Pull-thru, FHU, WiFi, cable TV, clean well kept and only about $20/night. So pass the word ... if you need an easily accessed park just off I-65 in Tennessee, this is the place.

Kentucky, Tennessee and northern Alabama offer up some beautiful scenery. Rolling hills covered with pine and hardwoods as far as the eye could see. Highways carved through limestone deposits added extra visual interest. The only problem I had with driving through this environmental eye candy was Nashville. A great city in its own right but as I-65 winds its way through the town it magnifies the ugliness of driving through big cities. Five lanes, and very poorly kept lanes as well, in both directions with everyone in some sort of a helter-skelter mood. I know I'm beginning to sound like an old fart but with over 35 tons of coach and truck underway and stretching out some 60 feet, I really dislike big city driving. Sweaty palms and white knuckles kept us between the white lane markers but those whizzing by me on both sides tests my normally good nature.

Anyway ... we moved along the interstate to Montgomery AL. We found a park, again within a 1/4 mile of the highway so it worked fine for us. The Woods RV Park and Campground appears to be rather new and all sites have FHU, cable, WiFi, and all are pull thru. We unhooked the truck and after getting settled in, headed out for a bite to eat. We had a couple of recommendations from the camp host but those didn't pan out too well as it was Sunday evening and both were closed. We settled for a little fast food chicken and called it an evening. After dinner I cranked up the internet and discovered that there were three casinos here in Montgomery. Mean as I am, I mentioned this to Sharon and in the same breath said is was too late to go anywhere. Guess who's in the dog house now.

So on this Monday morning, we've had a nice breakfast and I need to hook up the truck and finish the final leg of our trip to Gulf Shores. The sun is shining, it's expected to be about 75 degrees today and believe me ... we're still livin' the dream.

Phil