Nashville and Beyond

First, HAPPY EASTER to all!

I'm writing this from a McDonalds parking lot in Sikeston, Missouri because they have free wifi.

To recap the last few days, we left Birmingham early Friday afternoon after having lunch with Fred and Pat and headed up I65 to Nashville. We found a Walmart about 10 miles from the city, and after getting set up, we took the Tracker into Nashville to look around. There are several interstates that converge on and around Nashville, and they drive like maniacs here. Most of the time, the speed limit is 55, but if you're not doing at least 70, you'll get run over. STRESSFUL, especially if you don't know where you're going. We eventually found our way to the Gen Jackson Showboat cruise to get the schedule for the next day. Fortunately, I had put the location of the Walmart in the Garmin before we left, or we'd still be driving around Nashville at 70 mph. I LOVE that lady telling me where to go!

We decided to take the noonday cruise and left about 10:15 Saturday morning to get there. We boarded the riverboat at 11:15 and were entertained by a two man band till noon. They were very, very good and Barb bought two of their albums. We then adjourned to the dining room for lunch. Actually it was a full course meal served country style at our table, and the food was first rate! During the entertainment before lunch, we met a nice couple from Toronto. We wrangled to get to sit at the same table for lunch, even though we were assigned tables. The dining hall was very elegant and ornate. We had a very pleasant time with Bill and Carol and exchanged phone numbers and the cruise, lunch and show were FANTASTIC!

After lunch, we were entertained by 'Shotgun Red' and his band. They were all extremely talented musicians and the comedy kept us in stitches. It was well worth the price of admission and would highly recommend it.

We said our goodby's to Bill and Carol and went back to the moho to get ready to leave. We made our way to Paducah, Kentucky and tried to find the Rest Area marked on I24 so we could find one of our favorite 'campgrounds'. The signs for the Rest Area were very confusing, so we pulled into an empty parking lot around 9:oo pm. As I got out to look around, I realized we were in the parking lot of a funeral home. I was NOT looking for a Rest Area that PERMANENT, but we took enough time to find a Walmart and get the ok to stay there overnight. We got out of there quickly. ;)

After parking at the Walmart, we went into the store with lightning in the distance. When we came out of the store, the storm was close by. It rained very hard on and off and lightning was all around us till 6:00 am, when it finally stopped. We got on the road before 8:00 am and headed for Branson, Misery......wish us luck, Annie! There is much flooding along the way and one road was closed due to flooding. A short detour got us back on track. That brings us to here in Sikeston, MO.

We had breakfast (and free wifi) here at McDonalds and will be getting on the road again shortly.

Quiz Alert: (Grandkids Only)
Why is EASTER such a special day?

First one to answer by any means (blog, email, text, phone call) wins!

HAPPY EASTER and bye for now.

Love Pap and Gram