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1/1, Mile 56.1, 10:24 AM
Our first major "incident" of the trip has occurred. Sixteen miles ago, a traffic sign
warned us of an Incident Ahead. Little did we know, or expect, that we would be
completely stopped on 81 a short time later. This brings to mind several nightmarish
times on this very road. Our nearest best guess as to the cause of this delay is that a
truckload of mutant chickens jackknifed across the interstate, spilling all of the fowl onto
the road. Then, a boulder fell onto the chickens.
10:32 AM
Our best guess was wrong; apparently, there's someone on the bridge ahead wanting to
jump. We'll be moving soon, we hear, but we don't know how the situation ended. We
hope everyone's okay.
-Bret
1/1, Mile 128.0, 11:44 AM
Welcome to Tennessee. Goodbye Virginia!
-Tom
1/1, Mile 166.7, 12:45 PM
Subway for lunch and back on the road.
-Tom
1/1, Mile 258.7, 2:17 PM
We stopped for operation "Capture the Flag," to ensure the VT flags on Midnight Eagle
are secure. Operation completed.
NOTE: Shortly afterward, we lost the flag that we weren't worried about. Godspeed, little
flag.
-Bret
1/1, Mile 374, 4:00 / 3:00 PM
Crossed into Alabama and the Central Time Zone. Can you say "Time Warp Dance?"
-Tom
1/1, Mile 393.1, 3:14 PM
Gas at Citgo and a stretch break. We're in Fort Payne, AL. Matthew notes that this is the
hometown of country supergroup Alabama. Oh, my aching legs!
-Bret
1/1, Mile 393.1, 3:31 PM
Back on the road again.
-Tom
1/1, Mile 479.3, 4:44 PM
Driver switch off of Interstate 459 in Alabama. The Derby Parkway exit. We both just
completed a U-turn across three lanes. Apparently, Alabama has plenty of six-lane roads
just laying around waiting to be used. The exchange was successful, and Tom will be
guiding us to our final stop in Montgomery. Birmingham is so close I can taste it! And it
tastes like celery.
-Bret
1/1, Mile 578.1, 6:14 PM
Pulled into the Oteys' for the night. Woohoo!
-Bret
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