2014 Atlanta Georgia to Nashville, Tenessee

Well we are on the road again for our 2014 tour and what an eventful start it has been. The Truck and 5th wheel were in storage in Atlanta, Georgia for over a year during which they had a big freeze and also a hot summer and has it turned up some problems with the rig.

The 5th wheel had two totally flat tyres, the truck would not start in spite of it having major work done on it about 3 months prior.

The truck problem turned out to be a faulty crankshaft sensor and the tyres had shrunk and come off the rims. We finally got the rig moved to our starting base at Monica Keith's place just south of Atlanta. What a gracious host Monica is, she put us up in her home for 5 nights while I sorted out the problems.

Among the problems were the following:-
Air Conditioner not working - stuck fan fixed with a hammer


Monica's neighbours invited us over for dinner and what a fabulous home they have, a few photos follow.

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This is their outdoor entertainment pavilion complete with chandelier.

The main lounge, everything is done out in a western theme.

The bar area featuring more western features including photos of well known Indians.

We finally got on the road one day late but kept to our booking schedule.

Our first stop was at Scottsboro, Alabama to visit the Unclaimed Baggage Centre which is a place that sells off all the goods from peoples unclaimed baggage, what a waste of time as the prices are much the same as you can buy anywhere on the internet. As a result we only spent about 30 minutes there before proceeding onto Nashville Tennessee.

We had a great RV site booked at KOA Nashville and I can highly recommend this park to anyone visiting Nashville as it is close to everything including the Grand Ole O'pry, stores and even Camping World.

Thursday July 31st we went to a Blue Grass concern at the famous Ryman Theatre, this place is credited with being the home of country music.

The following night we went to the Grand Ole O'pry which we had been to last year and it did not disappoint again with some excellent performers. Below are some photos of the show.

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Downtown Nashville, this is Broadway which is full of bars and free entertainment.

The Grand Ole O'pry

We were so lucky that I managed to book really good seats dead centre and 5 rows from the front and we even had an empty seat in front of us so Betty could see.

I thought I would include a couple of photos of this 5th wheel and truck just to show that in the USA there is big bigger and biggest in everything.

I think this rig qualifies as the biggest I have seen.