Once on the road I listened to the book Blue Latitudes by Tony Horwitz. I had actually listened to this book in 2011 and really enjoyed it. But with the potential for a trip to Hawaii coming up, I wanted to listen to it again. The book is about the author learning about Captain Cook and his three voyages around the world, and Captain Cook was killed in Hawaii. While I thoroughly enjoyed the book (again), I was somehow anxious that the trip to Hawaii might actually never happen.
Instead of taking the interstate all the way to South Carolina, I got off on US25E in Corbin, Ky. We had taken this route on the motorcycle last year on the way to the keys, and while it adds a bit of time, it is refreshing to get off the interstate for a while, and the traffic can be unfriendly around Knoxville. Although I wouldn't really expect this on a Sunday morning.
US25E has a tunnel at the KY/TN border, very near Virginia. I was surprised I had to stop and wait at the tunnel for an escort to let a fuel truck through the tunnel while it was empty, before given the green light to proceed.
Unlike last year, I stopped at the Cherokee Reservoir. However, also unlike last year's gorgeous weather, the low clouds, cold temperatures and grey winter made the scene into something other than the jaw dropping scene we had passed in late summer.
Getting back on the interstate, I continued south for more many more hours, with time passing quickly listening to the book. After the book finished, I looked for a radio station before giving up and using the quiet time for thinking time.
Eventually I made it to Rick's, and shortly thereafter Rob, Jessie and Cody arrived. We BS'd a bit and looked at the cool (by South Carolina Standards) weather forecast, ready to hopefully see some pigs.
No comments:
Post a Comment