Tuscaloosa, AL

We have been on the road two days now. Last night we stayed in White Pine, Tn. Was an uneventful day. Traffic was ok and we made good time.

Today, was a different matter. It rained, the roads were slick and there were several accidents along the way. The worst one that we saw was where a car had gotten itself under a tank truck. The occupants may have survived as the car was not crushed. Joyce got a picture in passing.

Later on that day, we came to a section of highway that we learned to despise last year. It is one of those sections that is concrete, but the expansion joints are such that it will pound you to death. So at that point we got off the Interstate and switched over to Route 11 (The same one that goes thru the Shenandoah Valley). Traveled that almost to Birmingham, Alabama, where we got back on the superslab and went around and then dropped back onto Route 11. A much more civilized way to travel.

We are now in Tuscaloosa, AL and will head down into Mississipi tomorrow. Plan on being in Pearl River, LA on Thursday and spend the night with our friends Eric and Donna. Talked to Eric today and he is expecting us.

The weather has turned colder and looks like it will be cool at nights along the Coast. We probably won't start camping until we leave Pearl River. The nice thing about this trip is that we have no real time schedule. But that is usually the way with all our trips.

Joyce has been finding a few flowers to identify along the way. Spring is more advanced down here.

All for now. Will see if I can post this. My connection, thru my cellphone, is slow. This Motel does not seem to have wireless internet service.