We woke up at 8:30a to get our complimentary continental breakfast. Oh, and to get an early start on the day. But, mostly breakfast. We got on the road at about 10:30, after some planning and showers.
The fog that lay over everything kept the visibility to pretty much the road ahead. After approximately 11 miles of Maryland, we entered West Virginia, home to the Mothman and Pyramidhead. We had hoped the fog would clear up by this point, but the drive through WV was kept nice and creepy.
Virginia welcomed us warmly with a severe decrease in fog and some sun poking through. We quickly found ourselves in a very rural area with cows at every turn. As we began climbing the Appalachians again, we found some absolutely gorgeous vistas. While beautiful, Virginia along I-81 is quite repetitive. Shame, really.
Hours later, we entered Tennessee, home to Jack Daniels and Andrew Johnson. Tennessee is amazingly beautiful and not repetitive or boring at all. Well, at least not the part we’ve seen so far. The green of rural Tennessee (with cows, horses, sheep and donkeys) soon gave way to the urban landscape of Knoxville, which was gone in what felt like a flash. Shortly after that, the sun began setting causing us to start looking for a place to eat and crash. And, that brings us to Harriman, where we ate our first truly Southern food: Krystal Burger. And, I just noticed that we’re just about 8 miles away from the time zone border, so we’ll quickly gain an hour in the morning. I’ll update again tomorrow night, so until then good night or good morning, depending on when you read this.
