Thursday 5/25/23
I failed to mention that sometime before we hit the Knoxville traffic, Andrew introduced us to a cultural phenom I had never even heard of. We needed gas (what else is new?), and he directed us to a large, to put it very mildly, gas station called Buc-ees, whose mascot is a beaver. Ha!
Being beavish while Thomas fills up
Although Andrew had warned us that the whole experience would involve sensory overload, I was unprepared for the incredibly massive scale of, well, everything about the place. For one thing, there really were 120 gas pumps. But there was also plenty of room to easily navigate around them, even with our camper in tow. No tight turns and difficulty accessing the pumps. I was super-impressed by the spaciousness of the whole layout: very wide lanes, very clear markings, and all the traffic—and there were a LOT of cars, trucks, trailers, RVs, and motorcycles at Buc-ees—moving well. I didn't have a drone with me to get a full view of the place, so this small photo taken by someone else will have to do.
Buc-ees, Crossville, Tennessee
(image: Facebook page of
Bottoms Landscaping and Design)
Then we went inside because I needed a bathroom (what else is new?), and that's where the overwhelm threatened to conquer me. There were So. Many. People. in that store! But again, everything was so well-organized and so well-marked that everyone knew just where to go. I expected a huge line for the ladies' room, but no, I walked right in to an absolute palace of a bathroom. Their sign had said they were famous for immaculate restrooms, and let me tell you, this Buc-ees did not disappoint. As a female who could probably write a field guide to public restrooms in the continental United States, I wholeheartedly and without hesitation give the bathrooms of Buc-ees in Crossville, Tennessee a five-star rating.
Sinks in the ladies' room at a Buc-ees in Texas (image: Red River Radio)
It was HUGE, each stall was spacious and pristinely clean, and all the sinks were in pairs with their own soap, towels, and trash hole between. Yes, I was impressed, both by whoever designed the space and whoever is now maintaining it. Great job, Buc-ees!
Andrew bought some tasty sugared nuts, and back outside he took pictures of me with the Buc-ees beaver statue.
Beavers sticking together
It was, yea and verily, a fueling stop for the record books.
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