After a relaxing evening in the pool and sauna, I got to bed and slept until I felt like getting up. No alarm, no real timetable, it would only be about a 5 hour drive today to my final destination. Today’s drive was rainy, at times very heavy rain which slowed me down some. It was otherwise a fairly uneventful drive aside from the fact that I now had some really green scenery along the way which was a nice change from the desert and plains. I finally arrived in Knoxville around 530pm.

I had met, in-person, another one of my long-time virtual friends, Brett Melancon. Brett is one of the nicest guys you will ever find and it was quite a treat to pull up to his house and have his entire family come out to greet me and welcome in the Cinquecento. After settling in, Brett and I headed downtown to Calhoun’s on the Tennessee River where we met a couple of his friends for brew and BBQ. From there we visited a very unique garage filled with some very special and rare automobilia. I will not divulge all the details out of respect for both of the owner’s privacy (unless I hear otherwise), but here a few pics from the evening, including my final relay of The Torch.

Last but not least, there are so many people to thank for having been able to take part in this whole experience. It starts with one man, Jim Magill, who with his association with the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice, led him to bring us this car and promote the fundraising charity. I only found out how I could get involved through my own association with XWeb and fellow club member Brett Melancon so without either of these individuals/organizations, none of this would be possible for me. As such, I have made my humble contribution on behalf of XWeb and all of it’s fine people and with the help of Brett for the amount of $100.

Thank you to all!

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