Day 1: On the Run Again

We are on the run again after a long day of packing and loading the RV. When considering what was transported from the house to the RV, our neighbors might have thought we are moving out. I call it "being prepared". Nevertheless, I found a space for everything, although I am sure there is something we forgot. There always is and it is just a matter of time until we find it.
Today we drove 438 miles and made it to Benton, Illinois. We passed through 4 states: Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois. Tennessee was beautiful with its rolling hills, and Kentucky delivered some scary moments as we were caught in a massive thunderstorm. The cloudy skies turned black and it was so dark that our navigation system switched to nighttime display at noon. The heavy rain made it extremely difficult to see the road and we were worried about the strong winds that were picking up debris and hurling it through the air. I hung on to my seat for dear life until we found a place to pull over safely. We left Kentucky with our RV still upright and made it to Benton in the afternoon, where we found out that our refrigerator had stopped working at some point during the trip. We did not know how long it had not been working, but, as an infection preventionist, I immediately recited food safety guidelines and reminded everyone that food poisoning is probably the worst that could happen to us in our RV, which has one bathroom. Surprisingly, the general opinion among the crew was "we will be fine"  and it was decided to keep all the food and pre-cooked meals and move on with the day. The refrigerator was working again once the RV was plugged in, but we will have to check it during the trip tomorrow to make sure it still works while driving.
Our campground here is nice, but it is very humid. We cannot wait to leave this humidity behind and enjoy the drier air out west.