Day 8.  Thursday August 31, 2023 - At Greg's Moutain House.

Well, I'm here!  I drove 329 miles today and 700 of them were from NC RT-71 in Elkins, NC to Sparta NC.  Now I'm not sayin' that the road from Elkins to Sparta was narrow, curvy, mountainous, and stressful, but the road from Elkins to Sparta was narrow, curvy, mountainous, and stressful.  So much so that Greg actually met me on the way in and drove his truck ahead of me in order to warn oncoming traffic that a motorhome was coming their way.  I think several on-comers drove into ditches just to get away from me.

But here I are!  Safely ensconced on the property across from Greg's for a day or two while cement is poured at Greg's place to put the finishing touches on the access to the bunk house he added just for the rest of the brothers, grandsons, cousins, and friends who are arriving on the 4th or 5th or so.

Upon arriving his lady friend Sue, had a grand dinner all prepared and she had done brown meat, white potatoes, green veggies, applesauce, and a salad.  That's all the major food groups!  Brown, white, red, and two greens.  Boy, it don't get no better than that!  I ate like the piglet I am.  I almost embarrassed myself.  Later we "walked", which means we drove in their golf-cart, up the hill and had coffee with a nice lady neighbor whose name I have already forgotten because I'm getting older by the day.  Which sucks by the way but is preferrable to the alternative.

Here's a few quick numbers.  Phoenix to Sparta, 2259 miles.  Gallons of gas, 389.  Average miles per gallon, 5.8.  Gas cost, $1445.00.  Average gas per gallon, $3.71, which means some of my figures may or not be screwy as gas costs ranged from $3.15 to $4.49, but most were in the $3.45 range.

It's 9 pm local time and I'm crashing fast, so I'm calling it a day.

I will take some photos tomorrow.

F.