August 12 - Our stop this day is Paducah, Kentucky, camping by Kentucky Lake, which has 2380 miles of shoreline. We can’t help but think of our friends Tress and Doug as we enter this area as Kentucky is one of their favorite places (second to No. Carolina, home of Duke University). The campground did have baby ducklings the day before and caged them for protection...the mother duck never left their cage side so I am adding that photo...We did not have time to stop by for a tour of the Museum of American Quilters Society but wanted to mention to both Vicki O and Laura L that we were thinking of them when we drove by! Of course we weren’t going to stop, I can barely thread a needle in under a ½ hour never mind actually use it! Have to give Illinois a thumbs down on the condition of their roads…so bumpy Shirley could hardly nap! We were lucky enough, however, to be the only ones to take advantage of the pool at the campground and Shirley joined us after her afternoon siesta (are you sensing a theme?) It was fun to relax all together.
August 13 - 15 - So much for Kentucky…pretty place but Western Kentucky not as nice as some of the more “urban areas”. On our way to Nashville we traveled on the road by Land of the Lakes in Kentucky with a stop at the Buffalo and Elk Preserve. We did get to see 1 buffalo and a few wild turkeys so all was not a bust. There are 51 Buffalo and 31 Elk on the preserve which is recreated on official Prairie Grassland that was discovered in the 1970s proving that the plains extended to the edges of Western Kentucky. So we head out to camp for a couple of days in Nashville, Tennessee. We stopped at the KOA in Nashville on Music Valley Road. Our first day was just one to hang out by the pool and relax (another theme). Tonight was one of our "eat out" nights and we dined on everything fried at Cock of the Walk Restaurant - check out the photos of the extra large rocking chair (no I did not get smaller on this trip!). Because it was quite warm here we decided to take the early morning tour. We had a great little mini-bus and Shirley was awarded the front seat. We toured the City of Nashville with stops at the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Ryman Auditorium (the original home of the Grand Ole Opry) and a local honky tonk named Legends. Legends is located next to the famous purple building and honky tonk Tootsies where many country stars hung out and performed before they became big country stars. After our tour, lunch and pool time we were able to get together with our former neighbors Rob and Jenn Parker who now live in Nashville for dinner. It was so good to see them and break bread with them (okay maybe a cup or two of cheer too!). This morning, Saturday, we stopped at their new home on the way out of town. If anyone knows Jenn they would be surprised to see their country address. Reminds me of the Green Acres television show actually, with Jenn being the city sophisticate and Rob a convert to the simpler life! It is a lovely home and very impressive work by Rob on wiring the house as a Mac house…your new nickname will be MacBuddy…now I will have to attend iphone and MAC school to understand you when you speak! You will not believe how spry and young looking Maggie is. She is now 9 years old and looks to be in better shape than ever - running around the yard, hopping off the stairs! I suppose I should clarify that Maggie is Jenn and Rob’s beloved dog. In any event we enjoyed our visit with them and hope we can convince our friends Gary and Nancy to return with us to visit them in the future. Off we go now to Asheville, North Carolina.
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