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There is a fine line between a pleasant trip and a miserable trip. The line is at a temperature near 92F.
Wednesday started off very nice. In Bristol, VA, the temperature was a very pleasant 57F at 07:30. The entire trip down through Tennessee was great. That all changed when I stopped to get gas in Alabama. From the moment I got back on the road I was miserable. I continued on for another four hours and called it quits in Tuscaloosa. Now that is only about 130 miles. Two traffic jams that brought everything to a halt and terribly congested roads when the traffic did move slowed my pace to 25MPH. With at least four hours of daylight left, I just could not tolerate the heat and frustration any more. Motel 6 has no internet connection so this won't get posted until I get home.
Thursday, the final day on the road, started out with another gasoline leak. This time the rear carburetor began leaking at startup. Knowing the drill, it took less than ten minutes to clean out the needle seat and get on the road.
Thank God for clouds. For the first six hours or so there was enough cloud cover to keep things comfortable in the car. As soon as the sun peeked through I started drinking water. That helped a great deal compared to yesterday's miserable final four hours.
I pulled into the driveway at 16:15. 3600 miles after leaving eight days ago. No major problems. Minor problems were easily remedied. All-in-all, a good trip.
If I plan correctly I should be able to do Yellowknife, NWT, Canada next summer. ;-)
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Mr. Shannon DeWolfe -- (I've taken to using Mr. because my name tends to mislead folks on the WWW. I am a 51 year old fat man ;-) -- KD5QBL
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