The lack of confidence I expressed yesterday in the Tennessee Department of Transportation to respond effectively to a snow storm was entirely misplaced. Despite heavy snow falling until 8:30 AM the local roads were just slushy and the Interstate was clear by the time I left just after 10 o’clock. I wish that clearing the six inches of snow from my car would have been so easy but that took me almost half an hour using a small brush and scraper.<\/p>\n
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The weather turned out to be the least of my problems as I woke up about 2 AM feeling very itchy and, when I turned the light on, found bedbugs on the sheets. I immediately checked the T shirt I was wearing, got dressed and called the front desk to get moved to another room. I had this problem in 2018 in Arizona and, since then, have been very careful not to allow my belongings to get anywhere near hotel beds or sit on the bed myself so I know I am not carrying any bugs with me – but I do have a few bites.<\/p>\n
I also had an unexpected problem with the tablet I use in the car to record GPS data for my road videos, It was not charging, despite being powered, and ran out of juice near Birmingham, AL. This meant I was unable to track the last hour of my journey which actually ended in Tuscaloosa, AL.<\/p>\n
The weather did have an impact on the day as my sightseeing activity was supposed to be driving the Lookout Mountain Scenic Byway in northern Alabama and hiking in DeSoto State Park along the byway. With snow on the ground, temperatures still below freezing and strong winds blowing I decided to give it a miss.<\/p>\n
Travel is always an adventure. This was a strange day that turned out completely differently than anticipated. A day in which I gained an hour due to a timezone change but will lose an hour as we switch to Daylight Savings Time overnight. Although it’s called “Summer Time” in the UK it definitely did not feel like summer here today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Saturday, March 12 2022 Today’s map and (incomplete) video of the route The lack of confidence I expressed yesterday in the Tennessee Department of Transportation to respond effectively to a snow storm was entirely misplaced. Despite heavy snow falling until 8:30 AM the local roads were just slushy and the Interstate was clear by the … Continue reading It isn’t the thing you expect that bites you<\/span>