Nashville

Today we spent about 2 ½ hours driving to Nashville, TN. Here are a few photos on the road.

It rained all day, not real heavy but rain non-the-less.

We met two Amish carriages outside of Lawrenceburg, TN. It didn't look very pleasant for either the riders or the horses putting up with the rain or the traffic.

Getting close to Nashville and the traffic is getting heavier. Mary, (niece), enlarge the picture and you should recognize the sign.

Our favorite COE (Corp of Engineers) park does not open until April 1^st so we ended up at Nashville Country RV Park. It was the only one around that I could park with the GMC still attached to the motorhome. The truck would not come out of neutral again, so I needed a spot where we could pull in and unload the boat before we called Roadside Assistance to come and tow us to a GMC Dealership. Again after we got towed to the dealership we tried to put the transfer case into gear and it worked. The dealer ran a diagnostics test and found an error code. They installed updated software, so it's wait and see if this will fix the problem.

On Friday the 27th our niece, Mary and her husband, Tuff, came over mid afternoon to visit with us.

Later we went to supper at the Texas Roadhouse. It was good to see and visit with them and to catch up on what has been happening in their lives since they got married last June. Tuff played for the Tennessee Titans last year and they just moved back here for the season as Tuff is attending workouts. And all this time I was under the misconception they only had to work 7 months of the year. We hope all goes well for them during the upcoming season.

As we were driving to a Barnes & Noble’s store to buy the latest Jack Reacher book, "Nothing To Lose" by Lee Child, we came upon this speed limit sign.

  

Then, the next sign showed a reduced speed. They must be real serious about their speed limits around here. One MPH must make a big difference!

Today  Monday 3-30, we took a drive to Lawrenceburg, TN and while driving through Pulaski we stopped to look at some old buildings.

  

This Methodist Church was built in 1895. We noticed alot of very large Methodist Churches in the area.

While driving out of Pulaski we came across this sign and Sandy and I had a few good laughs about things like; were people asked to bring their “WIND” instruments and while singing were they sitting around the fire like in “Blazing Saddles”? At least it kept our imaginations going for a while.

Our main purpose for the trip was to drive down and see the David Crockett Museum. David Crockett is supposedly a distant Grandfather of mine on my mother’s side. The museum was more about the Cherokee Nation than Crockett.  We found out that he has Cherokee blood after watching a film. The museum actually does DNA testing to find out if you have Cherokee ancestry, but we declined on that opportunity. One interesting fact we learned was the Cherokee hold woman in very high status and a woman can become Chief of their Nation.  I guess I had better do a little research and see what I can find out on the matter.

Earlier we had a picture of the Amish “winter/rain model”, here is the “summer/sunshine” model.

We drove to Spring Hill where the Saturn assembly plant is and stopped for a tour. The tours have been stopped indefinitely, and from what we hear in the news, the Saturn brand will probably be eliminated when GM revamps. The Saturn plant is built on land which previously was a plantation and a breeding farm for Tennessee Walking Horses. The welcome center is housed in one of the old stables. Hopefully, for the employees, the plant will stay open as they also make the smaller vehicles for the GM line.

In case all of you living “Up North” are yearning for a glimpse of the Minnesota Wild Flower, here it is. Have no fear---eventually it will stop snowing up there and Spring will come. We are trying to stay south long enough to avoid the blizzards. 

  

Until next time,

Dave and Sandy