Wednesday was a travel day for us. Leaving the Fleetwood rally, we drove from DuQuoin, IL, to Smyrna, TN. We were not in a hurry so it took six hours to make a four and 1/2 hour trip. It is kind of nice to not have to be in a hurry!
Since this was the first time I've driven the coach through Nashville, I do have to say that it was a nerve-wracking drive. Changing lanes in a coach is not as easy as in a Mitsubishi Eclipse and when it is across three lanes to make a transition it is not easy at all.
Presently, we are safely ensconced at the Nashville I-24 Campground which, despite the name, is in Smyrna, TN, on the Old Nashville Highway. Thanks to cousin Clark and his lovely bride, Mary, we have a loaned car for the first couple of days until we can rent one. I do have to get a car we can tow in the future.
Our neighbors here in the campground are a couple who were at the Fleetwood rally too. And their neighbor on the other side is a friend of theirs who was also at the rally! On the other side (out our front door) is a woman and her fiance who are essentially living at the campground in their trailer. More importantly, she has a cat for Sally to watch...and hiss and growl at.
We went to visit my Mother today (Thursday, July 1). We haven't been home to see her since last Christmas and there has been quite a change in her. She was in assisted living last December when we celebrated her 90th birthday a week early and now she is in a nursing home for long-term care. Time has taken its toll. We did get her to laugh some with us.
This evening we had a delicious pasta dish made by Mary in our RV kitchen. It's a bit different from cooking in a sticks-and-bricks home kitchen. You have to plan out your moves and what you will need and when you will need it. And Mary cooked a great meal! Other than the fact that the counter space is seriously limited, it's not a bad kitchen: three burner stove, oven, microwave with convection cooking, refrigerator with freezer, double sink, and almost no usable counter space.
This evening the neighbor invited us to join him and his wife and their friends from the next coach and we had a fun evening being RV'ers talking to RV'ers. Stories were traded, advice was given to the newbies (Mary and I) (and it was good advice too) and new friends were made. They'll head out tomorrow bound for home in FL.
Good sleeping should be in the cards tonight. We've turned the AC off and opened windows. It's
supposed to get down to the 50s! That'll be the coolest since we left home.
The good news of today was the closing of the sale of our Dutch Hollow Lake home. We hate to see the little house go but it was no longer meeting our needs. And now someone else will get to enjoy it.
The other good news of the day is that I am now retired. Wahoo!
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