Well, we’re underway! It was all about driving and getting south on Day 1. No stops, other than some eats and bathroom breaks. After 15 hours and five states, we managed to safely arrive at our planned destination for the first night-Memphis, TN. Sister Cathy, you were correct! Damn! Tennessee is a long state from east to west! Especially after already driving 7 hours! This state is 150 miles wider than our home state of PA!
I have to confess, I had a brief senior moment as we started out this morning at 3:30 am (having had no coffee yet). I accepted the challenge of driving the first leg (Tyler’s Prius). As I approached the Turnpike toll booth, with no other souls in sight, I pulled up and waited for the ticket-nothing. I looked around for a human, but I’m pretty sure they were simply closed! After another minute of sitting there staring at the thingamajig that spits out tickets, I reached out ready to push the button for help. Tyler then sat straight up in his seat, looked at me and said “It’s green-go! I have an EZ Pass.” I really didn’t have any good response, other than, “Really? When did you get that?” I swiveled my head to take one last glance to make sure there still wasn’t a slip of paper sticking out of the ticket thingamajig, made sure no one was watching us, then floored it! I knew this was going to be a long drive!
Tomorrow, we start checking out some sites-some well known spots (“thank you-thank you very much”), and some spots off the beaten track. Check back for our next entry! Good Night from Memphis!