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Great stuff, Rudy, keep it comin'! 8)
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I drove a little over 250 miles on the first day of my trip.

I parked overnight at a Wal-Mart.

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At the other end of the parking lot was a large Chinese buffet restaurant.

It was the largest place I have ever seen. There must have been 150 different bins of food.

I just picked about 10 different items. I did not even know what they were. The stuff sure tasted good. This was my supper.

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After eating, I hooked up my little DVD player to the socket I had installed to plug my GPS unit too.

I sat in the driver's seat and watched a movie that starred Vin Diesel.

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/patiently awaiting more...

I love this Rudy!
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The next morning, I awoke at 6AM. I spent 30 minutes for each dog, walking them. There was a half mile of grassy area there.

Buddy peed a lot. He was just about to take a dump when a friendly little pit bull surprised him. Instantly, Buddy stopped his doody and played with the other dog (who was NOT on a leash).

I was hoping that with an additional 15 minutes, he would do his doody. BUT NO! he just spent the time peeing on all the places that the pit bull had peed on.

Emma did everything she needed to.

Ordinarily, Buddy can hold it during the day. However, the motion of the bus while I was driving was too much for him.

Suddenly I smelled the stink. I thought Buddy must have farted.

It was so much more than a fart. He left a big surprise on the vinyl cushion he had been sitting on.

I stared in disbelief. Fortunately, it was hard stool.

Also, fortunately, I was close to a truck stop.

I bagged the (gift) from Buddy and threw it away and cleaned the cushion.

I also filled up the fuel tank. It was at that truck stop that I calculated that I get 8 MPG with the bus.

Another couple of hours and I had arrived at my destination. Pictures of my new home front are next.
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I pulled into town. I called my friend and received directions to his farm.

It was a 12 mile jaunt on narrow roads. The roads were curvy. I did very well by staying close to the yellow line in the middle of the road. I never went off the right side of the road.

Had I gone off the right of the road, it would have been a bad thing. The shoulder was lower than the road.

I was looking for a big red metal barn, after which I was to turn left on a road that is gravel.

I did indeed turn on to a gravel (road). It was actually somebody's driveway.

I sure felt dumb. As I pulled up to the house, I realized that I had to turn around which meant backing up on those people's lawn.

Luckily, no one was home there. I am sure I left some tracks on their lawn.

I am proud of making a very efficient K-turn.

A little ways further, I found the correct gravel road.

My friend lives at the end of that road.

Once again, I had to make sure I did not fall off the sides of the road.
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Zac said that once I see his motorhome, I will be there.

It is a Hawkins Motor Coach. It the same kind as Bob's machine. It is a few feet longer than Bob's.

It also has the Caterpillar 3208 diesel motor. It is a diesel pusher. It also has a turbocharger.

It is capable of going 90 MPH. It gets 8 MPG.

Here are some pics of it.

When you turn left at his motorhome, you get to my parking spot. You will see pics of that shortly.

Here are pics of Zac's machine.

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Another point to staying between the lines and not drifting off to the right too much(besides going off the shoulder) is that there is all sorts of debris on the shoulder that can flatten your tires or cause some sort of mayhem.

This is so great Rudy. I'm glad your trip when well!

Poor Buddy!

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This is a beautiful place. Bob described it as something from a Norman Rockwell painting.

The property borders 900 acres of state forest.

Zac has dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, and geese.

Here are some pics of where I am parked. I have an electrical feed, access to the shower, and am parked in the shade of a big tree.

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There's a group of lurkers waiting around the campfire for more. lol

Now you get to change your location from Middle Tennessee!
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More pics of my parking spot.

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Very cool, Rudy...I can just imagine the excitement of starting a new life there AND the relief to have the preparation and trip behind you. What a cool setup...looks like your dogs are gonna be very happy there, too.

Hey...when you gotta go...you gotta go and at least Buddy did his thing on vinyl for easy cleaning AND at be thankful he's not a hurler :D :D :D
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That is all the pics for now. I will take some pics of this place soon.

Yesterday, Zac and I spent the day repairing some of his equipment that he uses for running the concerts that he promotes.

I will keep in touch.
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Rudy this is really wonderful and I hope you have a very bright and fun future and your new parking spot!
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