Lebanon, TN

April 9, 2018

We got a good start this morning…for us…left the campground at 10:00 this morning. Temperature was about 42 with bright sunshine.

Almost as soon as we got back onto I-40 we ran into heavy traffic, the GPS and my WAZE app both said there would be a delay due to an accident. We came upon the accident site after most of the vehicle was towed away, but it was obvious that it was an 18-wheeler, because the tractor back wheels were still on the site, as was the clean up crew. We guessed that the tractor must have been sheered off by the line of trees by the force of the impact. A few miles down the road we passed two tow trucks, one towing the trailer, with top and side panels flapping in the wind, the other with just the chassis of the tractor. It didn’t look like a survivable accident. When you spend as much time on the road traveling as we do, we have seen lots of these types of sites. Always gives us pause, and for awhile, Phil is good and behaves himself, but that quickly passes.

On a lighter side, how would you like to live in Bucksnort?? We passed it today!

We arrived safely at the Agri Center in Lebanon, TN about 3:00 this afternoon. We will be here for a week for the South Central Regional Muster for our SMART organization. We always enjoy these events as they give us the opportunity to catch up with old friends.

April 12, 2018

We have had a busy couple of days, out and about, and here in the campground.

On Tuesday, we headed into Nashville as we had tickets to board the General Jackson steam paddle boat for a short cruise down the river. Well, we got there only to find out the boat had a fuel leak and they couldn’t figure out where it was. So, we decided that we didn’t want to sit at the pier and listen to a band, so we went to lunch.

Right across the street from the General Jackson is the Nashville Mills Mall, and there we found a highly recommended German Restaurant, so that’s where we decided to go. It was very good, and we spent at least an hour or so there, as other SMART friends came in right after we did.

Wednesday was the official opening of the Muster, so we had opening ceremonies and then a catered dinner, which wasn’t bad. After that Phil went back to the rig and I played cards with some of the girls.

Today (Thursday) we had luncheons for the ladies and the guys. Afterwards we had our Hand and Foot Tournament (This is a card game that all of us SMART people love playing). The cards were not in my universe today, I think I may win the prize for lowest score. Oh well.

We went to dinner tonight with three other couples, good food and had a great time visiting. Tonight we are vegging in the rig with our feet up.