A NEW GEM OF A CAMPGROUND

Tuesday, September 28 – We were on the road bright and early this morning traveling through Nashville during rush hour. Luckily, most of our route was away from the city so we weren't affected too much.

We pulled into Yellow Hammer RV Sales and Campground soon after lunch time. This is an unusual RV set-up. It is the typical RV Sales and Service business with a brand new campground out back. The campground recently opened for business on September 1, 2016. We are pretty impressed!

There are 50 very level FHU gravel sites situated near a pretty lake. The sites are nicely spaced with a third of them being pull-throughs. There is a grass strip between each sight with a tree, picnic table, and concrete patio. There is FREE cable TV for those without a satellite, FREE Wi-Fi, a beautiful laundry, gorgeous bath houses, a playground, dog run, a nice fishing pier, and a hiking trail. We even enjoyed walking through the RV sales lot checking out the trailers.

This is a Passport America Campground which honors the 50% discount on their normal $44/night price. Thank goodness! It is very convenient to I-65 and the town of Clanton, AL. The campground is located between Birmingham and Montgomery, AL.

We highly recommend this RV Park to our fellow travelers, especially with the PPA discount. The people that work here are all so very nice also. Each night two workers go to each site and ask if there is anything they can help you with or if you have any problems with the site. We think of all the campgrounds we have stayed in, this is the first to offer this service. Really a nice touch.

Site 28.

Looking right.

Looking left.

Beautiful stocked fishing lake.

Lounge for those waiting for their RV in the service bay.

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TENNESSEE’S CAPITOL

Tuesday, September 27, CONTINUED - With our tummies full from eating the delicious BBQ, we headed downtown to work off the calories. We had difficulty finding parking and eventually found a spot at a meter on one of the side streets several blocks away. We only had an hour (maximum permitted), so we had to hurry. We wanted to see the State Capitol building. It is a very nice building but not as large as many of the other State Capitols we've visited. They spent their money wisely. 

If you want to see the Capitol, you have to climb the steps.  Good workout for Paul’s new knee

The grounds are beautiful.

Andrew Johnson the 17th President of the US.

Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the US

House of Representatives.

Senate

Marsha did get an opportunity to bang the gavel in the Senate Hall.

Marsha loves to look at ceilings. The Capitol didn’t disappoint her.

On the way back to the truck, we stopped at the War Memorial for a quick look-see. It is across the street from the Capitol.

War Memorial: To The Great War 1914-1918

We enjoyed our short visit to Nashville and think it is a pretty nice city. We feel comfortable here. We'll stop back again on one of our many trips when heading south for the winter.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!

 

SOME SIGHTSEEING IN NASHVILLE, TN

Tuesday, September 27 – We traveled about 180 miles down I-64 this morning to Nashville, TN. We are staying at the Madison, TN, Elks Lodge which is a few miles outside of Nashville. There are four VERY TIGHT sights. I question if four RV's could actually fit in the allotted space. Luckily there are only 3 RV's here. The two end spots were taken when we arrived so we had to take one of the middle sites. I doubt anyone would fit next to us unless it was a tiny travel trailer or possibly a Class B motorhome. The sights are not level. They are gravel with two 30 amp ($20/night) and two 50 amp ($25/night) electric. All have water on shared pedestals. There is a dump on site.

Looking right.

Looking left.

After getting settled in our site, we headed into Nashville for some sightseeing. We've been here before and enjoyed the country bars and music. Today we have several other things we want to see.

Our first stop was the Parthenon. The Parthenon is the centerpiece of Centennial Park in Nashville.   The building and the Athena statue are both full-scale replicas of the Athenian originals. The Parthenon was built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition and also serves as Nashville’s art museum.

Marsha went into the Parthenon. It is only $4.00 for seniors. She said it was wonderful. They have many, many photos of what the area looked like during the Exposition. Marsha said it looked lovely. She highly recommends it.

The re-creation of the 42-foot statue Athena is the focus of the Parthenon. The Shield is 15’ in diameter.

 

The ancient Greek goddess Nike was the personification of the ideal of victory.

We then stopped at Jack Cawthon's BBQ for lunch. Thanks to Janice and Dave, who recommended this spot. We certainly were not disappointed. Marsha had the turkey BBQ sandwich, and Paul the pork shoulder BBBQ sandwich. We both enjoyed a side of green beans which were so delicious.

We will finish this quick sightseeing tour in our next post.

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN.

Monday, September 26 – After several weeks of delay, we pulled out of our summer home bright and early this morning heading south. Even Paul admits that delaying our departure was a good idea. His knee took a little more time to get to a comfortable state then he anticipated. He would have been pretty miserable trying to keep up with Marsha’s touring plans in Gettysburg and several east coast cities. We'll have to save those for another time!

Amish country in Ohio.

Of course, by mid-day it was raining pretty hard so Paul's work of washing and waxing the truck and RV was for naught. Darn rain! We intended to take the bypass around Cincinnati but got confused in the heavy rain and traffic and missed the turn-off. So we ended up driving straight through the city with its many bridges, a tunnel, construction, and the heavy rain. It actually wasn't too bad and we soon found our turn-off in Kentucky.

We had about 15 miles of travel on back roads from I-71 to the Lake Shelby CG, but since we are heading south the return trip to I-65 in the morning is only about 5 miles. This is a small, very nice campground with ten sites off a small parking lot. The sites have a small concrete pad which was sufficient size for our 36' fifth wheel, water and 30 amp electric. They back up to the Shelbyville Lake which appears to be a pretty nice fishing lake. The cost is a very reasonable at $15 per night.

Site #8.

Looking right.

Looking left.

Never did this before. Look from behind.

Lake Shelby.

So, our adjusted travel schedule looks something like this. We left Canton, OH, on Monday, September 26, and head south to the Gulf Area. We'll spend a little time in the Gulf Shores, AL, Biloxi, MS, and Bay St. Louis, MS, areas relaxing on the beach and enjoying some seafood.

We will then make a return visit to Betty's RV in Abbeville, LA, to enjoy the Cajun atmosphere, music, food, and drinks so popular in Betty's area.

We will by-pass Houston temporarily, and head to San Antonio and Austin. There are several things we skipped doing during past visits, and others we would like to re-visit.

We should be in Houston, TX, by the end of October. We usually hang around that area through the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to spend some time with our daughter, Carrie. She just moved into a new loft in downtown that we are anxious to see!

After ringing in the New Year, we will head to Arizona for the remainder of the winter. We really enjoy our time in the Southwestern part of the country. There's all kinds of outdoor activities we enjoy doing, plenty to see and do and many friends to spend some time with.

Again we plan on attending Cleveland Indians Spring Training in March before slowly heading back to Ohio for the summer.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!