Last night on the road

Teri's Uncle Thomas & Aunt Carolyn

Our last state to visit on this trip.

Rose waiting to check in the hotel. 

Last night I realized that we were going through the town of Corinth, MS. I have an uncle, Thomas Pettie, that I have not seen in several years. I gave him a call and told him that we were going to be in Corinth, MS today. He agreed to meet us for lunch. Thomas met us ate the edge of town and took us the a restaurant that served good country cooking.

I can't tell you how surprised we were when we came in and there was a table full of about a dozen men and one woman, from the Magnolia Antique Car Club there. This car club has street rods, classic cars, and some Model A Fords. They were very interested in our trip, asking lots of questions. It was a very nice group. There was a younger guy there that we thought was a part of the car club. It turns out that he was a reporter from the local newspaper. He took pictures and asked a lot of questions and planned to publish an article about us.

After a stop at the local bank to see Thomas' wife, Carolyn, we headed towards Gadsden, AL for the night. We checked in at a Best Western Hotel and were happy to learn that we earned a free night because we had spent so many nights at BW in the past month. So we checked in and got the best room with a Jacuzzi for free. Tomorrow it is on to PTC for us and Jim & Rose will head to Marietta.

We talked at dinner about our favorite parts of the trip:
Rose: Canadian Rockies
Jim: The ice fields in Banff & Jasper National Park
Ray: Cantwell, AK when we went to the local bar and talked with the locals. We wanted dinner and all they had at the bar was steak sandwiches so that's what we had. The bar tender was also the middle school teacher. (He taught grades 4-8). The school had a total of 23 students.)
Teri: Not sure what to pick but Idaho was lovely with the windy road (99 miles) that followed whitewater streams; Loved Seattle; Seeing Old Faithful; the glaciers; Can't choose just one!

It is sad to see this all come to an end. It will always be one of our best memories of adventures in our "A".