Nashville, Here We Come!

Two Rivers Campground, Nashville, TN

On Sunday, Oct. 20^th we were all up before 7. Walmart parking lot was pretty quiet, it closed at 11 pm, only one small Class B van besides us staying overnight. No trucks allowed, which was kind of pleasant. 😊 It was a clear brisk morning and Bill had the furnace run through a cycle to warm the floors up. I don’t go far at any time without slippers but Bill is often in bare or sock feet.

Good morning.
An empty lot (almost)
and an empty highway (almost)

Today, we decided it was a shorts day so he dressed in summer clothes and I wore capris with a summer top. I layer up with a fleece jacket because 40F/4C is still cold to me! Black Beauty has a great heater so we were plenty warm in no time. After having our cereal and making our drinks, Bill took Gibbs (in his coat and Gravol-ed up), we left the lot at 7:40 am.

This one was a 'pop' but I had to watch for
the perfect moment to capture it.

Traffic was light, exactly our plan, and I-75S was smooth. Naturally, there was construction with barriers and pylons but with no one working on a Sunday, we had no problems. Shortly after 9, we were ready for a nature stop so pulled into a Rest Area at Montgomery, Oh.  When we approached Cinncinati’s outskirts, we hopped on the I-275W/S bypass, making life easier for us. At least we think so.

Sights along the way.
A water tower and traffic barricades,
of course.

A Rest Area with lots of room to pull in

Traffic had picked up from early this morning and once we got onto I-71S, the temperature was improving in leaps and bounds too. I was pleased that I managed to get a picture of the Kentucky sign as we passed into that state. Often, I get distracted and miss them. 😊 We fueled up at Carrolltown, KY and the price was nice enough at $3.39/gal. They can stay down there too!

Kentucky and fog had rolled in,
thick and soupy

It came out of nowhere and disappeared
fairly quickly.
Welcome to Kentucky.

We took I-264W to Exit 12 which dropped us onto I-65S at Louisville, KY. We expected it this time so weren’t surprised when at Bonnieville, our clocks dropped back an hour. Thank you, we’ll take that boost! That explains why our gps was telling us we’d arrive around 1:30 or 2 pm. We thought we’d be at least 3 pm before pulling into our park.

At points along the Interstate, the highway was separated by a 
groves of trees. I liked those best.

I also like when the pavement marks
the highway numbers for us 'tourists'.
Following the signs to Nashville. 😃

We had one more Rest Area stop at Cave City, KY and yet still ate our sandwiches on the road. 

This segment of pictures is mainly for ONE special friend.
Jim, I'm sure you recognize this place.
After all, you are part owner, no? 💖

We had a few more slow downs, some we had no idea why but they were in Tennessee, just before we exited (Exit 90B/Briley Pkwy) and we were getting closer to Nashville with each one. Is it really that crazy there on every Sunday?

Lastly, Exit 12 onto McGavock Pike had us crossing the Cumberland River and we arrived at Two Rivers Campground on Music Valley Drive (cute, huh?) at 2:05 CT. It didn’t take long to check in nor did it take long to back into our site along the north side. We are up against trees so it will be determined later whether our Starlink satellite has an issue with that. Bill will have to get creative, perhaps, to find the best spot.

Top picture is the traffic pile up coming FROM Nashville.
Ours, on the right, was thinning out.

Anyway, we are here after a drive of 7 hours and 15 minutes today. We were ready to stop for the day and are happy to be staying put for 5 nights. Gibbs was good again, but still doesn’t sleep. That would be the reason both my boys are sound asleep across the room right now. For supper, we’ll have the leftover ham and a side dish (yet to be determined). Tonight, there is entertainment at the clubhouse so we’ll be checking that out for sure at 7. 😊

We have arrived!

An easy meal with mostly leftovers.

Not a Willie Nelson I know but cute effort
in the clubhouse office.
Old Glory needs a breeze but I was
happy without one.

The weather has been awesome all day and our shorts and summer tops were a wise choice. We are sitting at a lovely 76F/25C right now at 4:15 but a cool 42F/5C is on the way for overnight. Brr. Time to take a walk to see the pool etc. This was a good day and now we can relax. Remember Bill's travel update too, here. 

Home Sweet Home for 5 nights.
Good night to you!

Thank you for stopping by!