Monday evening, November 16th, I had a great dinner with my friend Steve Crusenberry who lives in Phoenix. He was visiting Nashville on business. I travelled 2200 miles and Steve, 1600. A great way to say goodbye to Nashville.
On Tuesday, November 17th, I drove to Knoxville and camped in a Walmart parking lot. I was driving along from Nashville to Knoxville with time to spare ETA 3:47 PM and then it became ETA 4:47 PM. What idiot changes time zones in the middle of a state. Still good to have progressed to EST zone.
I had a great dinner with my old Bechtel friend Fred Wettling, his wife Susan and John Bobrek. John was a surprise guest and the four of us has a great evening. It was like a mini Bechtel reunion.
Wednesday morning, I headed for Swannanoa NC just east of Asheville. Driving through the Smoky Mountains wasn’t a big incline/decline problem but 16 miles of windy roads up and 16 miles down. You know it is bad when they post truck speed limits of 35 MPH. Had a wonderful evening and dinner with Sandra Abromitis and her husband Bill. Great catching up and sharing old Bechtel CFIS project stories.
Friday morning, I headed off to visit my friends, Kay and Beau Bobbitt, just south of Charlotte NC in Indian Land SC. I just dumped the RV in a KOA nearby and spent the weekend with them. It had been ages since I’ve seen them so we have a wonderful time. I also got a tour of the area in their golf cart. They don’t play golf but everyone there uses golf carts for travel around the development.
Retirement Escape 