Birmingham South RV Park, Birmingham, AL, to KOA W. Memphis, AR:  Left this morning at around 9:00.  I decided to drive first.  But going through Birmingham I was really nervous.  Guess because I’ve never driven through the city on I65—especially not with the fifth wheel in tow.  Made it through okay and just north of the city we took I78 west which goes all the way to Memphis.  A pretty drive through the rolling hills of rural Alabama and Mississippi.  After driving for 2 hours we stopped to fuel up and get something to eat.  There’s not a plethora of eating establishments on this route.  When we came out of the restaurant we noticed the wind had picked up considerably.  Precursor to this huge storm that’s heading our way I guess (sigh).  Anyway, we were buffeted all the way to W. Memphis. Mike drove the rest of the way.  It was sunny all the way with just sporadic high, thin clouds.  We were trying to decide whether or not to make a run for St. Louis instead of stopping at W. Memphis as planned.  But we ended up stopping.  The bad stuff isn’t supposed to hit here until early morning.  85 today and really, really windy.

On the bridge over the Mississippi in Memphis