The 1st leg was pretty uneventful except for the park we stayed at. It was the only park I could find open. There was an interstate highway and a busy railroad track on one side, the park in the middle and another highway on the other side. Needless to say we didn't get much sleep and were off early next morning.
The second day we arrived in Nashville early, about 2p.m. We stayed in Nashville for 4 nites and had a great time. We went to the Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennesse. The plantation was the site of a minor Civil War battle but it was used as a hospital for the Confederate troops and soldiers that died were buried in a cemetery out front.
This is the plantation from the front.
This is a picture of the slave quarters.
We also went to the Grand Ole Opry.
This is inside the Ryman auditorium. Originally it was a church that was turned into the Opry Theatre. The opry itself is actually a radio program so the evening is set up as a broadcast program complete with commercials.
And this picture is taken out in the front lobby. Most of you won't know who Minnie Pearl was. She's the lady in the statue and her trademark was the hats that she always wore. She always left the price tag on them.
We also went to the Opryland Hotel. That was amazing. It goes on forever and is full of beautiful gardens and waterfalls.
We left Nashville and headed for Florida. We arrived at St. Andrew's State Park on Monday November 7th. The park is on a lagoon and the Gulf of Mexico. On the day we arrived the temperature was in the mid 70's but 2 days later it dropped to the low 60's.
The park is beautiful. We are on the water and below is a view from the rear window of our trailer. The park is full of wildlife. We see deer every night when we return to our campsite. One night we watched a baby raccoon in a tree right outside our window and all day long pelicans dive and catch fish in the water outside our window.
The sunsets over the Gulf are beautiful.
This isn't snow. It's called sugar sand.
There was an antique car convention on the beech strip. One night we watched a parade of antique cars.
So far the trip if fabulous. We are having a wonderful time and loving the fact that you guys have suffered through your first snow while we're enjoying the sunshine.
