Welcome Tennessee!

This morning (Saturday) was our coldest morning so far - woke to fog and 47 farenheit! Yikes - that's less than 10 celsius!

Drove north from Calhoun crossing the border into Tennessee. By this time it had fined up and was much warmer!

Arrived in Chattanooga at around 9.30am and headed downtown. Found the Chattanooga Choo Choo! The first Chattanooga was a passenger train departing from Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 5, 1880. Operated by the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, the train was the first to offer through passenger service to the south. Since nearly all trains to points south had to pass through Chattanooga, a newspaper reporter dubbed the huffing and puffing little steam locomotive the Chattanooga Choo Choo - a bit of phrasing that went down in history.

Glenn Miller's Orchestra made the catchy song popular in the 1940's, and the words 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' became world famous!

Ever tasted a 'Moon Pie'?

Chattanooga Bakery was founded in the early 1900's and in 1917, the famous Moon Pie was created. You can buy them everywhere - and we found some snack sized ones this afternoon. Check 'em out for yourself at - www.moonpie.com

Stay tuned - I'll taste test 'em tomorrow and report back! Lesley and I bought the chocolate ones (of course).