Fall Hollow to Alabama, the Tennessee River, and Detour to Huntsville Tire Trouble The second thing we do each day before getting underway (coffee comes first) is to turn on the tire pressure sensors. We don’t leave them on overnight because falling temperatures overnight can set off the alarm. Today the sensor indicated that the…

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…