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Leaving Cary, we spent a couple of days driving through the Smokies. Aside from the vibration, things were going well. Well, except that the bracket holding the passenger side wiper blade broke like the driver side had done. Quick stop at the parts store got that fixed. Good thing, because we had a good deal of rain in the forecast.

First day, we got to Bryson City, NC and stayed in a "rustic" inn that had a nice view and served excellent food. Next morning we'd planned a train ride through the mountains, but decided to pass on that as it was pouring rain and hurricane Zeta was headed toward us. It was heading toward us on the same path we intended to take to get home. We decided to get an early start and make Jackson MS which was to the west of Zeta's projected path, so we could avoid the worst of it.

It was a long day, and the vibrations were getting worse again. Decided to stop in Trussville, Alabama and get the tires balanced. Didn't help. We did make it to Jackson and got a hotel room.