While on some Tennessee state highways and finally I-65 and I-71 I was reminded of the Doctor Who episode "Gridlock":
While the Doctor talks to a vendor, Martha is kidnapped at gun point by a young couple named Milo and Cheen. Once in their vehicle, they explain that Cheen is pregnant and that they needed three adult passengers with them to use the fast lane. They promise they will drop Martha off when they reach their destination ten miles away, estimated to take six years.
Another was that good old fashioned paper maps need to go back in each of my vehicles. Smart phone and built in GPS did not provide adequate perspective, when trying to cover long distances. And, popular travel apps do not register that their alternative routes have been overwhelmed until it is too late.
Yep. I'm glad I picked up some at the rest stops. I was able to back track to get off the 2 mph state route to the 15 mph interstate. There is no way I would have seen that road on a GPS or cell phone screen.
As for the eclipse, totality was awsome.
No doubt about it. I was 25 miles east of Nashville and the guy parked next to me was begging a relative to come and see the total eclipse. She was staying just outside the eclipse zone and thought that a 99% eclipse was almost as good as totality. I really hope she drove the ten miles to see it. I was planning on waiting for one to come to me in seven years. Now, I'm considering a couple trips to Chile in 2019 and 2020. ¿Dónde está el eclipse solar?
I was in Lebanon, TN, so maybe a little further east than you. Got on I-65 at Bowling Green, off and on again about 10 miles before Elizabethtown, KY. The most upsetting part was a 45 minute stand-still on I-71 at Wilmington, Ohio. They were really creating a dangerous situation working to replace reflectors (without barrier protection) when much of the traffic had been on the road for 9+ hours at that point. Ohio 2024!
> Now, I’m considering a couple trips to Chile in 2019 and 2020. ¿Dónde está el eclipse solar?
:-)
I know what you mean.