The fog as we were getting ready to leave our slip. If you look close you can see the two large condo buildings in the backround
Just one shot of the many beautiful hills (and some mountains) we passed
Not sure if this shot does any justice...but this was a typical view out the front of the boat as we went up the Cumberland
This was the view of Nashville as we came around the corner
This is the municipal dock where we are parked...that boat in the picture is Main Course and the bridge above is the one in the picture below
Just after we parked the tour boat General Jackson went by us...I think they go from here 8 miles up river to Opryland
The trolley we took on our Nashville tour
This is very near downtown Nashville and is supposed to be an exact replica of the Parthenon in Greece??
The mural on the wall of The Stage
The band we saw at The Stage...great
Our slip at the Municipal Marina...Deb is standing at street level
The bridge above our boat
Our boat at night in her slip...cool place.
7:10 AM CDT
Location: Municipal Marina, Downtown Nashville, TN
Weather: 61* with calm winds; forecast is for 84* and mostly sunny today
As I sit here this morning I can look to my left and see downtown Nashville...to my right (across the Cumberland River) I can see LP Field where the Tennessee Titans play football. It’s light out, but the sun is not yet high enough to shine brightly...which I think it will do soon, based on the few clouds I see. I’ve got the heat on in the helm area because it’s 61 outside, and the coffee tastes great. Pretty good morning so far.
Yesterday was a great day. As you can see by the picture, it started off very foggy...but cleared up quickly and we left the dock at 8:15. The 32 miles up the Cumberland were some of the prettiest river cruising we have ever done. I put a couple of pictures of the scenery...but as I looked at them, they do not do any justice to how pretty things were. One of the many highlights of the short trip was going by the home of Alan Jackson (the famous country singer). Rumor is he just sold the place to Kenny Chesney...I’ll check it out and let you know. After 32 miles all of a sudden we were downtown. Not a lot of buildup or warning...it was just there. After tying up and getting settled we had a quick lunch and walked into town to check things out. We ended up taking a 1 hour trolley ride around Nashville, and it was not bad. Learned a lot about the history and attractions. After the trolley ride I wanted to find a bar with a live band. I had this vision of “wana-a-be’s” who would play in these bars during the day in order to get discovered...and we found one...a place called The Stage (see the 2 pictures). Turns out they had a great band...just a few guys who were having a blast playing music. We knew we should go back to the boat...but neither of us wanted to leave. It was one of those “one more song and we’ll leave” kind of things. I’ll bet we go back today.
Back at the boat (about 5) we walked up the dock and officially met a couple we had been talking with on the radio since Lake Barkley Marina. Ted and Billie (on Main Course) are from St. Louis and both retired. He was President of a hospital...she was in education. Very nice couple and we ended up touring their boat...then they came to our boat for a tour. After that they decided to go to town for dinner...we ate on the boat.
Side notes:
· Happy to see the market go up yesterday...made the ride a little better.
· So many pictures yesterday...would love to put them all on the web page, but it takes too much of our Verizon data usage to send them all...we get a certain amount each month as part of our package.
· Nashville is a cool downtown...lots of old buildings that are not neat bars and restaurants
· Too many highlights to explain on the trolley tour...but we did see where Elvis recorded most of his records. An old small brick building that had no character at all. The tour guide said he loved it because it had the best acoustics of anywhere in Nashville. How do tour guide know all this stuff? I think they just make it up to sound good.
· Remember the cool bridge we stayed under in Alton...well we are under another one...the pictures are cool...but don’t do it justice.
· Because we are tucked under some trees at the municipal dock our satellite TV does not work for the first time, because it can’t see the satellite. No TV for 2 days. Good thing I have all those Andy Griffith episodes on the DVR
· Deb just got a call from a gentleman named Tommy Greer. He said he has been following our blog and lives 17 miles up river from Nashville and wanted to know if we needed anything. On one hand it was a strange call...on the other...mighty neighborly. If you reading this Tommy...thanks for the offer.
Today...not sure. Just a lazy day in Nashville.
I hope everyone is doing well...I’ll keep you posted.
BK.
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