Knoxville

Phew! We made it to Knoxville, Kentucky this morning. Dave and I didn't sleep much last night, each worrying that when we got to the dealer a:) they couldn't figure out what was wrong and would hem and haw about it, b:) they could figure it out and they didn't have the parts, and c:) we broke Big Foot big time and would be delayed for days/weeks on end, waiting on parts forever. So, with that said, we got zilch sleep and then got up by 5am, took showers, then got the rig on the road by 7:15am. The 120 mile trip south seemed to take forever!!! Got to the dealer at 9:38am and bless them......they were waiting at the road for us to pull in. Dave was right - valve was broken - and they got us back on the road by 11:30am. Warranty work - thank goodness no money out of our pockets. Our nerves were shot, we are so very tired - so we decided to hike back up 10 miles north and camp at Raccoon Valley RV Resort, in Heiskell TN. Oh - and the truck worked fine this morning - heat and fan and defrost working perfectly - go figure!

And here we'll stay for days. We are right by the Appalachians, near the Smokey Moutains, and just a beautiful area (sans any foliage - too early for spring). Will stay here until at least Sunday morning, then problably head to Rainbow Plantation in Summerdale Alabama.

Weather - brrrrrr - last night. We think it was about 25, and when we left this morning was about 28. We saw 50 when we pulled in here about 1:15pm. We were told that it will get below 30 tonight, so will disconnect the water hose again, but fortunately we have water inside. Using buckets just isn't fun. Was nice to actually wash dishes tonight in hot water. By Saturday it's supposed to be in the high 50s. Again, met folks that were heading north - can you believe that? - because it was just too cold in Florida. Well, do they have a rude awakening when they get to Ohio and Michigan. This is wonderful right now, and getting better by the day.