Woke up to a clear sunny morning! Not too much to do, Lyn cleaned out the inside of the trailer while I cleared up the hydro and water connections outside. Next the satellite dish was disassembled and finally the stabiliser jacks raised. We packed the truck last night with the exception of two large plastic totes which have to go in the truck bed. Once they were in position we were ready to go.
We had 501 miles to our first night stop Lenoir City, Tennessee. The first 25 miles were on town like roads with traffic lights designed to catch you regardless of what speed you travel at. The next 25 miles were 4 lane highway and the rest Interstate. We made good time and arrived 8 hrs 20 minutes later (including a lunch stop). Average speed was 65 mph at 19.8mpg! Not too bad considering we were doing 70mph for parts of the trip. In October when we come back down, hopefully fuel costs will be less than half of what they are now as we will be leaving the truck at home and bringing the car down.
The weather was great (because we are leaving), reaching 29°C in Tennessee. Driving through the rolling hills of central Alabama was very picturesque with green grass and plenty of white, pink and purple blossom on the bushes.
After a nice dinner of ribs, it is now time to hit the sack and do the same thing again tomorrow.