Birmingham, AL: Left Nashville this morning at around 10:00 and arrived in Birmingham at 3:00. Stopped for lunch about half way. Another beautiful, sunny day. Spectacular fall colors. Staying at a commercial campground just south of Birmingham. Not even unhooking. Will pull out early tomorrow for Tallahassee.

Fort Nashborough

Built in the 1870s by pioneers to protect themselves from Indian attack

AT&T Building

Nashville, TN: Spent several hours last night trying to get the new TV for the bedroom set up. It’s a digital TV but in the old “tube” format—not a flat screen. Should have been fairly easy but the user’s guide gave all the wrong information and the remote stopped working. Called customer service this morning and they helped some, but we have to get a new remote and it required getting a $6 money order (they still have those?) and sending with a letter to their facility in New York and they’ll mail a new one which we should get in five to six weeks. Unbelievable. After screwing around with that this morning we had breakfast at Cracker Barrel and then headed downtown. Parked by the riverfront and toured the old Fort Nashborough on the Cumberland River and then roamed around for a while. A nice area of old buildings lovingly restored—a nice mix of the old and the new. Came back and sat around outside reading our books. Leave tomorrow morning for Birmingham, AL.

Nashville, TN: Left St. Louis this morning at about 10:00 a.m. and arrived in Nashville at about 4:00. Staying at a KOA just down the road from the Opryland Hotel. A spectacular drive. The fall colors were beautiful, a beautiful sunny day with temps in the mid-70s. We’re here for a couple of nights. Looking forward to exploring around. It’s been a couple of years since we’ve been here.

Thu, 8/21/08

Kansas City to St. Louis: Cleaned the bathroom this morning, put clean sheets on the bed, stopped for breakfast and fuel at a truck stop a mile or so from our campground and on our way. A short four-hour drive. Dropped the Eagle in the storage area, loaded the food and back home. A great trip.

Lincoln/Omaha, NE, to Kansas City, MO: Left at 9:30 this morning. Mike drove through Omaha, we switched after 2 hours, stopped for lunch and then I drove to KC. We can actually hear cicadas now. It’s great. Will be home tomorrow.

Another beautiful sunset last night...

Lincoln/Omaha, NE: Extended for one more day. Headed over to the pool around 11:00 but it wouldn’t open until 2:00, so back to our site and read my book on Jim Bridger for a while. Another beautiful day—upper 80s. Did a few minor maintenance chores, but just basically relaxed. Leave tomorrow for home.

Sunset last night from our campsite

Rick's Cafe & Boathouse

Lincoln/Omaha, NE: After a relaxing morning we drove into Omaha to check it out. It’s an ok city. I like St. Louis better. We drove around a little and then went down to the riverfront and had lunch at Rick’s Café and Boathouse. Sat outside on their deck. Back to our campsite and sat outside and enjoyed the beautiful day. 88 today. Think we’ll extend for one more day. Hit the pool tomorrow.