Tree Tunnels
I find this fascinating. So many trees, you have no idea what is behind them, often there are whole cities once to exit. Sometimes there are signs for civilization and I just wonder, really???
Today we moved into Georgia and were planning to stop for lunch and fill up the tanks just east of Atlanta. Not so fast! We exit and 2 stations said they had diesel but then the pumps were out of order. Choices, choices: keep driving and hope or head to a Walmart and hang out a few days. The first choice was most acceptable except for the fact we had enough fuel to get to our next stop but it is pretty remote so what are the chances they have fuel. Second option I ruled out right away! I’m ok stopping at a Walmart at 9 pm and leaving before 8am. I really didn’t want to relocate to one for who knew how long.
So, we came up with a new plan based on the information we could gather on a Sunday afternoon. We would change course a little and head back to the interstate heading East and stop at the first truck stop. The good news was there was 4 truck stops along the route before we had to bail on our plan of going to Tallulah Gorge. So we got back on I85 and headed East, stopping at the first of four and jackpot! The diesel was available, and not overly priced. Great, we can breathe now and get back on track. The whole thing delayed us about an hour.
Even better, as we were approaching Tallulah Gorge State Park another station had diesel and we topped off! Yep, we are now part of the frenzy of buying more than you really need. Paul added 3 gallons!
We are full and parked for 3 days. The really good news is we have enough fuel to get to Paul’s family in North Carolina and we won’t need any more fuel for a week, plenty of time for the powers that be to get this mess straightened out.