Wandering Retirees

Left Knoxville this morning and ran into cold, wet and very windy weather. We watched the temperature dip from 54F when we started out to 47F at noon.  Brrrr.  We had to slow way down to be safe so did not make Jackson, TN as we’d hoped. Spending a warm-up evening in Dickson, TN, a suburb to the west of Nashville. We only covered about 225 miles, so we have some make up tomorrow to keep on schedule. Our goal is to arrive in Ft. Worth, TX on Monday, with a little exploration around Hot Springs, AR and the nearby Ouachita National Forest along the way. The weather promises to be a bit warmer and less windy, so we are hopeful. 
We ran across a couple of bikers this morning in Knoxville. Vaughn and Don are fire fighters from Newport News, VA out on a vacation. While we were telling tales and saying nice things about our respective rides, Connie and I noticed an extra rider, a moose no less, strapped on each of their bikes. Come to find out the moose is named Tommy and he’s the mascot of the Newport News Fire Department. And Tommy goes wherever his firefighters go. We got a lot of pleasure from it. And we wish the Don and Vaughn a safe ride home.

That’s all for now. Have a good night.