Amazing!

Amazing things happen sometime! Kate called this evening, and their stolen camper has been found!!!! And, at least on the exterior, not trashed or crashed or used as a meth lab. A Game & Fish Dept. Ranger was making a routine patrol through a remote area in a county east of them, and found this at-the-moment unoccupied camper. The ranger checked the VIN, and found it had been scratched off.

This aroused his suspicion and he contacted the manufacturer of the trailer to find the location of a second VIN, which the thief obviously hadn't known about. The ranger called in and found the trailer had been reported stolen, so he contacted Kate. It's being held until they can go pick it up, and then check the interior. As Kate said, the funniest thing would be if the thief called in to report it stolen. That would certainly make him/her a nominee for a Darwin Award.
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As for us, we had a delightful afternoon. The Friends of the Library Board sponsors an annual event for library employees. This year, it happened to be a trip on the Southern Belle - the local riverboat that does day cruises on the Tennessee River. We signed up to go, and today was the day. The weather was absolutely perfect. We had our lunch, and then spent the rest of the afternoon on the upper deck, watching the river go by.

We covered pretty much the same stretch of river that we did a few weeks ago on the Aquarium boat, but this one was slower and a bit more laid back. There was narrative occasionally, but, although we took a few photographs and I knitted, mostly we just enjoyed. It was still too early for good fall color, although there were a few sourwood trees that had turned. All in all, a special day.

Today's photos are from the cruise today.