Rained Out in Dollywood

Thursday GPS Tracking

Yesterday, Wednesday, we met up with the Sherwood fam and followed them to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, home town of Dolly Parton and now home to the huge-mongous complex of Dollywood.
Not only providing tons of screaming fun with various and sundry roller coaster rides, it has theaters, bluegrass performers, vendors of all sorts selling very high priced stuff, AND, most enjoyable to THIS old fart, a block of 1950's throwback including prime looking old cars parked in the streets, flashy Art-Deco stores and diners and theaters, and stores selling stuff to warm the heart of those of us who were youngsters in the 1950's. 
A steam locomotive-powered train provided a very fun 40 minutes or so circling the complex with an announcer telling all sorts of info about the exhibits and surroundings.  FUN was the gist of the activity, along with lots of walking and climbing long flights of stairs to achieve entry to the various rides.  By the time 4 PM rolled around it began to rain, and rain HARD.  The rides were all closed due to nearby lightning and we all got soaked trying to zip between roof overhangs and stores with their doors still open to soggy visitors.  We finally got back to our parking lot about 5-ish, soaking wet, and enjoyed our heaters, or air conditioners set to slightly WARM as we drove the 80-something miles home.  The kids were a blast and the 2 grandkids were even more funner.
This morning I awoke feeling a bit tired but decided to take a few-mile ride anyway.  I was feeling punk enough to forget it and stay home, but found I was feeling better after the first mile or so, very happy to have gone ahead with the riding.  The overhead skies were dark and soupy but not a drop of drizzle fell upon me.  Which turned out to be funny as a sore toe, since it began to rain HARD the rest of the day, with little respite.

Ride Started: 9:42 AM    Ride Ended:  11.06 AM
Beginning Battery Voltage:   12.7 Ending Voltage: 12.6  Lowest:  12.6
Beginning Blood Glucose:  162     Ending BG: 162  
(No breakfast;  insulin pump basal rate cut back to 80% for the ride)
Lowest Temp  71 F      Highest Temp: 71 F   
Stats from the GPS:    Total Miles:  11.04 
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed  
7.9 MPH                                 8.3 MPH                     19.6 MPH 
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time 
1 hour 24 mins                       1 hour 20 mins            15 minutes