We enjoyed our stay here in Columbus, but this morning it is time to move along. We now are on sort of an agenda, with a deadline of meeting up with friends in Big Lake, Arizona in mid-August, so I have to crack the whip to keep Joe moving. He did good this morning, we were on the road by 9:00 a.m -- we knew it was going to be a full day. He drove 286 miles, a little over our daily goal, but we got to Mike and Nancy's about 4:30, which is 3:30 here. We took scenic US 27 all the way through Georgia, then picked up I-24 in Chatanooga. Stopped for gas in Cedartown, GA ($3.399). We saw an interesting round church in LaGrange, St. Peter Catholic Church.
Crossed several rivers, and some creeks that were as wide as rivers. Don't know if they were flooded or are always that large but looked like some good fishing areas.
It was a pretty drive, it started out 2-lane driving through lots of trees, then it became 4-lane for most of the way. We came into Chattanooga about 3:30 so we were just ahead of rush hour. I always think this is a pretty area, with Lookout Mountain and driving right alongside the Tennessee River.
It rained a little as we hit the top of Monteagle, but had quit by the time we got to Manchester. Mike was hurriedly finishing mowing his grass. He said he had mowed it once but forgot to lower the blade, so he was going over it again. They have had a lot of rain here lately so he's been spending a lot of time on that riding lawnmower.
Nancy fixed a great porkchop dinner and we enjoyed the evening visiting with them, as well as Lisa, Ashleigh and David. Everyone was tired so we had a pretty early night. Looking forward to spending a few days here.
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