{"id":78877,"date":"2024-04-21T04:43:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T11:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=78877"},"modified":"2024-04-27T07:49:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T14:49:53","slug":"soddy-daisy-here-we-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=78877","title":{"rendered":"Day 17 &#8211; Soddy-Daisy, Here We Come!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"didYouKnowThought\"><b>Panama Canal Adventure: <\/b> <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78281\">Day 1 Departure<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78308\">Day 2 Sailing Off Baja<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78345\">Day 3 Cabo<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78399\">Day 4 Eclipse<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78447\">Day 5 At Sea<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78465\">Day 6 Huatulco <\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78516\">Day 7 At Sea <\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78538\">Day 8 At Sea<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78563\">Day 9 Costa Rica<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78607\">Day 10 At Sea<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78644\">Day 11 Panama Canal<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78689\">Day 12 Cartagena<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78753\">Day 13 At Sea<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78774\">Day 14 Grand Caymen<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78832\">Day 15 At Sea<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78861\">Day 16 Ft. Lauderdale &#8211; Savannah<\/a> | <strong>Day 17 Soddy-Daisy<\/strong> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78893\">Day 18 &#8211; Tracy TN<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78948\">Day 19 &#8211; Chattanooga<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=78988\">Day 20 &#8211; Memphis<\/a> | <a href=\"\/dailydiary\/?p=79016\">Day 21 &#8211; Graceland &amp; Home<\/a><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_78878\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78878\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78878\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot_566-650x870.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot_566-650x870.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot_566-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot_566-768x1028.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot_566.jpg 856w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We were careful where we parked!!<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<br \/>\nToday we head north-west for five and a half hours, 378 miles!\u00a0 The weather is forecasted to be nice with perhaps a few tornados, three tycoons, and some blizzards!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-78879\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot_567-650x457.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot_567-650x457.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot_567-150x106.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot_567-768x540.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/screenshot_567.jpg 1308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The roads in the south are in better shape than in California.\u00a0 They are wide and clean!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78882\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78882\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78882\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-002-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-002-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-002-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-002-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-002.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The roads were in great shape!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After three hours, we searched for a fine dining experience.\u00a0 Subway was at the filling station, where we got gas for $3.20 a gallon!\u00a0 Hear that California, $3 per gallon!\u00a0 On my!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78883\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78883\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78883\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-003-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-003-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-003-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-003-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-003.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We had a gourmet lunch.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Like always in the South, the clouds rolled in and we got rain for about two hours.\u00a0 It was light and then heavy and then light again.<\/p>\n<p>What did one raindrop say to the other?\u00a0 \u201cTwo\u2019s company; three\u2019s a cloud.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78884\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78884\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78884\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-004-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-004-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-004-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-004-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-004.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An hour later, the rain came down in buckets.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got into Soddy Daisy at 4:30 pm and visited until late into the evening.\u00a0 We killed off a bottle of vino and talked for several hours.<\/p>\n<p>MAry got a friend. Cheyenne is very friendly and loves visitors, just like Scout.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78886\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78886\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78886\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-006-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-006-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-006-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-006-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-006.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary has a friend!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The dessert was outstanding.\u00a0 It disappeared a matter of seconds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78885\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78885\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78885\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-005-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-005-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-005-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-005-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-005.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We were busy talking and I missed the beautiful lasagna! I did get the dessert!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We discussed everything well into the evening.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78887\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78887\" class=\"wp-image-78887 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-007-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-007-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-007-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-007-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-007.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Great fun!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cheyenne was enjoying the visit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78888\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78888\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78888\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-009-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-009-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-009-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-009-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-009.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheyenne is about 85 pounds.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tomorrow late morning we will drive to Tracy Tennessee to visit Becky.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-78891\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-009.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-009.webp 640w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-22-009-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panama Canal Adventure: Day 1 Departure | Day 2 Sailing Off Baja | Day 3 Cabo | Day 4 Eclipse | Day 5 At Sea | Day 6 Huatulco | Day 7 At Sea | Day 8 At Sea | &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=78877\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,17,236],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures","category-friends","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78877"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79128,"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78877\/revisions\/79128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}