Year 3 Day 157 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 10/06/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Last night we were at the Tennessee welcome center on interstate 81 south at 5:30pm.
Justin said we were going to go through the mountains on the way home. Well, we literally took a tunnel through the mountain to get into Kentucky. Funny we didn’t think he actually meant through a mountain.
We were home by 10pm. It was a long ride. Steve took today off, and we unloaded the car, shopped, unpacked, did laundry, washed the car, and just got settled into our normal routine. If you have ever parked your car by the ocean for a week you will be amazed how dirty it gets from the constant ocean breeze. It is warmer here than NC and way way less windy. It was a busy busy day. Nice to be home, but not nice to be home. Cooking, cleaning, doing our own laundry, and accepting responsibilities again.
One good thing happened while we were away, the new telephone pole, transformer, and light was installed in front of Clifty Hill 2. We are all set to run our electric wires to the house.
Here are some things to ponder today!
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To view the complete daily diary, click here – This starts at Year 1 Day 1: Living the Dream – Deestimes – Make every step of the journey count