Today we could relax, recover and recooperate. No deadlines to meet, though Sally put in a fair shift with the iron to dewrinkle the clothes we had vacuum packed and left here. I pottered round getting things out, but spent a lot of time trying to sort out the car insurance, still that seems to be clearer now. In the evening George and Kay, who have been great guides, hosts and friends showed us Norris Dam, the first TVA dam to be built, finished in 1936, it is 265 feet high and very impressive, set in beautiful countryside. One of the things that I find amazing is that the water from this, the Clinch River, will travel into the Tennessee River, then the Ohio River, then the Mississippi River and finally out to the Gulf of Mexico. I reckon that is somewhere around 2000 miles. Now the water at the foot of the dam is about 760 feet above sea level, that means that over all that distance it only drops by 760 feet. Amazing. Anyway, more about the Mississippi another time.
Not only were we out seeing the sites, we were going to a special restuarant. Rickard Ridge BBQ is set in a State Park with beautiful views, they cooked us a lovely meal and while we were eating a group of musicians were playing some good bluegrass music. Very friendly, the musicians came and talked, the waitress got up and sang and we had a great time.
During the day I was able to contact our son JP and get an update on their house. They have now found a lovely 5 bedroom house in Spondon, so that is great news. Hope it stays that way as contracts progress and the chain sorts itself out.
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