Today was just a travel day. I had somethings to take care of in Charlotte before hitting the road and then it was going to take 7.5 hours to get to Louisville if I drove straight through. Which I did not. I had to stop for gas, food, pee breaks, and coffee. I found Tennessee as I always find Tennessee. It's a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. And, I've already given my opinion on South Carolina, it hasn't changed. That just leaves Kentucky. Seeing it for the first time I was fascinated by the fields with rolling hills and then a couple miles later huge cut sections for the roadway in the side of a mountain. I can't wait to explore more of Kentucky tomorrow.
The only part of today I truly did not enjoy was driving on I-40 in the Smokey Mountains. I am not prone to carsickness, especially if I am driving, but there were a few moments on that stretch of road where it was pretty close. The road winds a lot but that normally doesn't bother me. I lived in the mountains of Virginia for years with no problems. I don't know what was going on today but it's a wonder I made it without hurling. The thing that proved to be a great distraction from my nausea - mountain goats! I'm serious. There were two that came down the side of a shear face and started eating grass on the shoulder of the road. Everyone slowed down to look. It was the one time I did not mind people rubbernecking. I've been trying to see real mountain goats in the wild - not in a zoo - for years. There are several places out west that are supposedly great to see them. I went to those places and didn't see the first one. Today, I'm driving along in Tennessee about to hurl and finally, I see some mountain goats. Go figure.
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