Well, we just spent the night in the middle of the Tennessee river. We made it about 242 miles from Perry to a rest area just north of Chattanooga Tennessee. there is a huge and lovely rest area on this little island in the middle of the river. It reminds me of the Florida Keys to be on an island like that.

The fall in this area and spring are quite different. The hills were all
covered with autumn leaves of orange, gold and red. Now the trees
are just starting to sprout little green buds and the red bud is in full
bloom of bright purple. In many places there are fruit trees bursting
with blossoms. They look like giant popcorn balls of white and pink.
We saw a dwarf cherry tree orchard in bloom, the trees were only
about 3-4 feet tall and it made a beautiful pink carpet.

We just passed an armored LOOMIS truck with 4 axels and 14 wheels.
I wonder what's so heavy that they need all that strength. They must
carry gold or coin. (I'm writing this as we travel for posting when we
get stopped and connected to the internet again!)
The farther north we travel the fewer blossoms we see. Spring is
slower in coming here!

Note to Barbara Stephens: We are at Paduca, KY and I'm going in to
see the Quilt Museum. Thanks for the info, it was even more amazing than I had imagined.

We just "flew" through St. Louis, MO and I got a couple pictures of the
arch. Wow that's much bigger than I realized. It's getting dark and
the picture is kind of dark but I might include it anyway. Boy-o-boy, St
Louis sure has beautiful sunsets, I've taken about 15 shots.

That's it for today. We're sleeping at Injun Joe's Campground and drive the 77 miles to Nauvoo tomorrow.