On the Road to the Smokies

We left Mom and Dad's in late April. It was a nice long visit and they were extremely accommodating and helpful in countless ways. I know it is very lonely there now particularly after having so many visitors there in April, but they must be enjoying the peace and quiet for a while now. I miss the relaxation because now we are go go go! We hit the road and headed east across Missouri across the corner of Kentucky and into Tennesee. Here's Gary relaxing at our first top - Missouri's Big Spring State Park. It was absolutely beautiful, the water was an unbelievable turqoise, and we had the place to ourselves. I highly recommend this stop, though the road in is 3 miles of big steep hills up and down.

We went from southeastern Missouri across the Missisippi via the 60 hwy (scary bridge, very narrow!), touching down on the peninsula for about 100 feet and then immediately on another bridge across the Ohio - neat to see where the two rivers join - and into Kentucky.

Our next stop was Nashville, Tennesee area where we stayed at J Percy Priest lake, at the Seven Points Campground, with spots backed up right to the water. We stayed a few nights here while we explored Nashville area, including LP Stadium where the Titans play, Wildhorse Saloon, and the Charlie Daniels Museum. We didn't ride the General Jackson paddleboat, but did watch it cruise by and turn around in the Cumberland River. Here's a shot of our spot in Seven Points: