H-83 Dandridge L H 69 L 61 RAIN H H 70 L 53 M H 73 L 53
L-65 C H 98 L 77
Bear update: The Bear says I Have Sent Pygmalion To Scout Out The Whereabouts Of Julius McCoy Party. TR says, “We have gotten hick signals coming from the mountains.” Moose say, “”You’re pretty hick yourself, Bear!” Lou says we will have a Fatty And Julius McCoy Are In Cohoots Party. We will serve Hick German Foods.
We woke up to sun. Will it last? It lasted, and the temperature in the Dandridge climbed to 83.
We woke up at 7:00AM. We got dressed and went to CP in the lobby. We had to walk down a slope. It was either that or steep stairs. I hate these buildings up on hills! We packed up the car and checked out of room 119 at 10:14AM. As we went down the hill to the highway I saw a sign that said come back soon. Sure! Our first pit stop was at a rest area for the dog halfway between exit 60 and exit 50. Our second pit stop was at Chilhowie at exit 35. This was a McDonalds where we stopped in June. Then it was under construction. At least now the construction was finished. Our 3rd pit stop where we ate lunch was at exit 5 in Bristol, Virginia. We ate lunch at this McDonalds on June 28, but this time there was no internet. We crossed into Tennessee. In this area of I-81 in Tennessee most of the restaurants are off the road. Our 4th pit stop was at exit 36 at the Davy Crockett Travel Center. It was a TA, also called a Greeneville Travel Center. There was a Davy Crockett Restaurant. We bought a flat of water, generic Tennessee postcards, and Q-tips. The next pit stop was a new one. It was exit 23 at Bull’s Gap at a McDonalds to get dipped cones. All the while today I’ve been calling lawyers and handing the phone to Gary. We haven’t gotten any new cases since the ones that appeared on the last morning on the ship, but at least we’re being industrious. We checked into the Quality Inn Dandridge at 3:02PM into room 126. The dog seemed to remember the place. We went to dinner at the Perkins Restaurant. After dinner we made reservations.
Tucson 107/81 Brooklyn 87/71
Bob Evans Restaurant In Wytheville — How We Paid $51.16 For A Dried Out Omelette 8/13/12
Before I took this extended summer trip to the East Coast I’d never heard of Bob Evans, but now I wish for that same blissful ignorance. I’m always glad to try something new particularly in the way of a family restaurant, yet my first meal was a $9.99 3 course steak dinner special that wasn’t very tender. I thought maybe steak wasn’t their specialty. The second time I visited the restaurant I tried a chef’s salad. The turkey was tasteless, the ham almost nonexistent. Even the hard-boiled egg had seen better days. I thought maybe that was just deli food. That was in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Winchester, Virginia respectively. But last night in Wytheville my husband and I ordered an omelette for dinner while my son ordered spaghetti. I thought they should be able to prepare that. It arrived all dried out on the outside. When I went to pay for it, the cashier was shocked when I didn’t leave a tip. I was shocked that he asked for one.
Postcard:
We drove from Wytheville, Virginia to Dandridge, TN. We crossed the border right after lunch. We left I-81 and are now on I-40. We’ll be there for several days.
Dog/Cat Report:
The dog took advantage of all the pit stops to avail himself of the facilities. He got out and found a patch of grass. We even stopped at a Virginia rest area for him. Rest areas are usually crowded and up on hills, but the dog likes them. When we got to Dandridge the dog seemed to remember the Quality Inn.
Putlitz no longer has loose bowels. I bet it was the crunchies. Yesterday when we went to Petco I bought a new bag. I threw away the old ones. Some were open even before we left Tucson on June 15. It’s time to get rid of them anyway. And when he started to eat the dog kibble, we knew we had to get rid of everything that’s been around for awhile. To be extra bad Putlitz started to raid the garbage can in our motel room in Dandridge
Still no contract . . .
What next?
Monday, August 13, ’12
1)McDonalds Bristol lunch Bear Cash $25.81
2)Roadrunner gas cash $35.00
3)Davy Crockett Travel Center: water, Q-tips, postcards Bear Cash $27.16
4)McDonalds Bull’s Gap dip cones Bear Cash $4.25
5)Quality Inn Dandridge room 126 cash $90.19
6)Perkins Restaurant dinner Bear Cash $51.37
7)laundry $3.00
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TOT: $265.75
Roadrunner gas Kenny $28.97
Pilot ice cream Kenny $7.85