After rolling up a stiff power cord and dumping the tanks in the chilly 44 degree morning air, we  headed west on I-40. Stopping at the Visitor’s Center outside of Nashville, we asked about places to park downtown. Learning that there would be street closures and limited parking due to a road race, we opted…

Having spent a quiet (and free) night in the museum parking lot, Beth sent me out with a hot cup of coffee at about 8:40 when we noticed a car arriving with people starting a line. Two Roadtreks, one from Florida and another from California rolled in next. They had been overnighting in a nearby…

Breaking our cardinal rule of at least one cup of coffee before driving, we were off to the dealer at 0830. Mercedes-Benz of Knoxville got us right in and we had a comfy lounge to wait in with coffee, wi-fi, and pastries. Luckily, they diagnosed the problem, had the parts in stock and replaced the…

Tennessee Welcome Center We’re off on a month-long adventure to see new, to us, areas of the southeast. The plan is to go west to Nashville, travel the Natchez-Trace Parkway National Park, follow the gulf coast down to Largo to visit parents, continue south to Sarasota for a Pleasure-Way rally and then wander back north…

Our Site Learning that Beth’s sister & brother-in-law were passing through North Carolina gave us a good excuse to head for a meet-up in the mountains. With leaf peaking season coming up, we searched all-stays for a park near Hendersonville. Red Gates RV Park had an opening and was reasonable at $35 per night. This small…