Fort Tatham - Gainesville

Thursday April 9, 2003
Left G’ville at 5:15 AM heading to Ft. Tatham, N.C.  Stopped at 7:35 at a Cracker Barrell to eat breakfast.  Windy & cold outside  - misty rain.
 
Got gas 1.44.9 gal!  What a deal!
$17.00 fill up – Tifton, GA.
2nd fill up – Commerce, GA $15.40
 $1.26 gal !!! Whoh!!
Arrived : 2:05 pm = 9 hrs.
Cold rain almost all day!
45° at noon!  40° at 2 pm
Pink dogwood are all out in Franklin,  Also the redbud – just beautiful!  Also lots of wisteria and some cherry trees.
    443 miles
 
KIOSK – What is it?
6.2 miles from Red Light
In Dillsboro to our cabin

Sat. May 17, 2003
Left Ft. Tatham 5:45 AM
Stopped at Cracker Barrel in Commerce for breakfast.
Overcast & light rain.
Cool - 60° when we left
(noon – hot 88°) in Georgia
Gas – 121.9 gal in Ga.
Got home at 2:35 pm
   441 miles (Arnold went out to Idaho)
 
Left G’ville Thurs. June 5, 2003
For N.C. 5:33 AM – Stopped
at 7 AM for breakfast at
Cracker Barrell (took Sparky for a walk) Started again at 7:45 AM – humid & foggy.  Gas at Cordila 1.19 gal.  Gas at Clayton, Ga. 123.9 $10.00 + $16.00. Arrived Ft. Tatham 2:25 PM
445.6 miles
79° at 2pm
  
Left Ft. Tatham Wed. July 15, 2003
to go to G’ville.  65° at 5:15 AM
   Arrived home at 2:20 pm
    449 miles
  Hot here 95° at 3 pm
 
Left G’ville Tues. July 22, 2003
to go to Ft. Tatham, Sylva, NC.
Left at 5:15 AM - 75° already
hot & muggy.
                Arrived: 3:40 pm rain!
                Miles : 468
Went new route 121 to
 17 out of Wrens to 441 in Hollywood N.C.
  Us 341 to US1
  Rain at Wrens, GA. 76°