Today was a very unsettling day.  We untethered ourselves from everything we have known for 26 years and set off on a great new adventure.  Three hours driving in  blinding rain we made the 137 miles to Statesville, NC.  Our neighbors, Bill and Eileen Graham from Emerald Isle met us later in the afternoon.  Bill has been our motorhome mentor and these next 4 months will be a great learning experience.    The KOA we stayed in was  nice but the flies were tremendous.  The cats had a great time stalking them!  Tomorrow on to Sevierville, TN.