I was rather productive today, getting my drop and hook done in Cherokee and making it back down to Georgia. I've got around 570 miles to cover tomorrow, so I should be in good shape to make my appointment Thursday morning in Palmetto, FL.
Coming back down I-65 this afternoon, I was glad to be on the southbound side instead of the northbound side: Apparently a tractor-trailer and a camper being towed by a pick-up truck got mixed up with one another. That's what the rumor on the CB was, anyway; I saw the semi on the side of the road and a pile of white debris, that I assume was the camper, strewn across both lanes. There were two miles of bumper to bumper traffic, unfortunate souls that got caught in the jam before the police had time to shut down the interstate and detour traffic a few miles down the road. Traffic was backed up another two miles because of the detour. People in both traffic jams were out of their cars, sitting on tailgates, talking to one another.
What I found out a few miles down the road was, they had already sat in one traffic jam just to get caught in another. A tanker truck was pulled over on the shoulder with about five police cars and a fire truck and the police cars had blocked off at least one of the two lanes. I'm guessing the tanker truck might have been leaking. That had traffic stopped for another mile or so.
My ride south and then east was trouble free. Hopefully the trip to Florida tomorrow will be, too.
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