Day 4: WEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Today was a laid back/ easy day. However there were some of the best roads. We went down one that literally said “ In-navigable for Trucks, trailers, any sort of vehicle you care about, etc. 30% grade.” [paraphrased]  There were a lot of “weeeeee”s as we dipped over hills and whipped around the bends. We saw indescribable natural beauty in the form of rock formations, gorges, and waterfalls.  Today's challenge was a picture challenge in which we were given 20 pieces of pictures and then we had to go take a picture with our cameras that completed the image. Some were quite simple (once we figured out what the picture was of) like a big fish statue and others were quite a challenge like a picture of a window and shutters on a house. 

We stopped at a waterfall today that had a natural swimming pool at the top of the falls. It wasw truly amazing. We ended our trip at the Talladega Motorsports Hall of Fame Museum. There we took a bus tour of the track and toured the museum where we saw a number of the greats, heard about track records, and ogled the fast cars. The car fared pretty well today, we had some trouble with the ABS which we know was linked to our fix of the rear breaks. A simple removal of a fuse and we were good to go. I'm kinda sad that tomorrow is our last day of the BABE, but I'm very excited about getting to New Orleans.  

Day 3- Rock Tumbler Express

We advertised on the front of the Misfit Toys cars, so people could read it in their mirror.  Being a teacher really expands my talents at these things:)  

 Today's challenge?  To carry a raw egg around in the car today on some of the bumpiest, steepest, and windiest roads in the US.  Then use the items in the bag provided to create a vessel for an egg drop.

 Because we were going out in the middle of nowhere, we buddied up with the Honey Wagon.

This is Jon Brown HIGHWAY.  Note the gravel...

 We checked the maps a few times along the way.  

From time to time, the temp got a little high and since the car sounded like we would surely die today, we tended to stop more and look at the car with interest.  All seemed not too bad, so we continued on.  

Here we are at Deal's Gap/ The Tail of the Dragon.  143 turns in 11 miles.  It was AWESOME!!! (Well except when we got stuck behind a slow motorcycle.) 

 We started the day with a horrid rattle in the drum break.  At the end of the day this is what Chris pulled out of each side.

The egg drop was very successful.  We had a hard time breaking the eggs.  There were a large variety of designs and all were very sturdy.