May 12th has been busy!

Between Pioneer, TN and Caryville, TN, we were on a quiet back road with small one lane bridges and plenty of pull offs for the way back. We went through a section where there were hundreds of Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies....or, before I looked it up, big yellow ones! LOL! They were beautiful! They were like flying flowers in the sunshine. A little further along, we passed a large logging operation right next to the railroad tracks. They were loading up train cars with large, peeled logs. We didn't have too much time to watch as a large semi truck came barreling down the narrow, curvy, road back in the woods right toward us! Bill quickly moved over as far as he could and the truck zoomed past barely missing us! Whew! For all of you that are praying for us, thank-you! Just stopped for a picture of the post office in Pioneer TN.

We were there 27 years ago. We talked to an amazing Post Mistress named Judy.

She shared blessings from her life with us and we were blessed in return. Another prayer warrior to pray us across this great land of ours. So glad to have met you Judy! You were an encouragement to us. Since Bill still needs a haircut, we found this place in Jellico, TN.

He was out to lunch, so we had our lunch in the camper. We waited a little longer, but an hour and a half had gone by and we needed to be on our way. We stopped at the Jellico Police Department so Bill could go in and talk with them. Only police station I've seen with a drive up window...He just came out with a T-shirt and a patch...from the fire department.. :) more to pass along as we go across.

In Corbin, Bill came away with a patch and a coin.

We found out that Corbin was the birthplace of KFC! We had come through here 27 years ago and didn't know we would come across it so soon. So we just had to have us some finger-lickin good chicken! Just a leg and thigh each and no sides, but delicious! We reminisced about being there so long ago with our 3 young children and how they are all grown up now and on their own.

After lunch, Bill went in to see the sheriff of Laurel County and received another patch.

We decided to stop by the firehouse too as they were close by. So far, everywhere we've stopped, these hardworking men and women are all so appreciative of what we are doing. Thanks so much to all of you! Dillon just gave Bill a patch from the London, KY Fire Department! Thank-you!

Another patch from the chief at the city of London Police Department.

We appreciate you! So we were getting tired by then and started looking for a campground. Again, the Garmin didn't show anything close by and we were practically on top of Renfro Valley RV Park in Mt Vernon, KY. A few minutes after we parked, got all the hookups taken care of and started up the computer, it started pouring! So again, we found a campground just when we needed it. Thank-you for your prayers. If we have WiFi tomorrow, I will see you then!