We got into Nashville early enough in the day that we decided to stop in and see if a mechanic was available to evaluate the damage now. No one was available, but we met Cody in person. We’ll keep the appointment on Monday morning and relax for the weekend.

For those of you who followed us on our Fall Color trek, you might remember that I really, really wanted automatic levelers. Never got them on that trip, and I was forever moving the rig back and forth to get it just right. Aside from getting dizzy walking inside a lopsided RV, the refrigerator needs to be very close to level to work properly. So, after two months of frustration, we finally broke down (read: Barbara finally got tired of my whining) and bought lev...

My cousin Doug, who is a year or two older than I am (obviously a very young man) lives in upstate New York and works at a golf course as a groundskeeper. Last October, he was mowing one of the fairways. Somehow, it's still unclear exactly what happened, the riding mower he was on went over a cliff, and he fell about 100 feet. He lived, but he had injuries too numerous to list here. He was air-lifted to Buffalo and underwent massive reconstruction. After pul...

Wed, May 22, 2013STATS Departure: Tifton, Georgia Arrival: Atlanta, Georgia Miles: 199 Travel Time: 5 hours On our way to Nashville, and we made it into Atlanta.We'll stay here for two days and continue on to Nashville on Friday. My cousin is in Atlanta, and we’re going visiting. More about that tomorrow.

Tue, May 21, 2013 STATS Departure: Kissimmee, Florida Arrival: Tifton, Georgia Miles: 262 Travel Time: 6 hours As the son sinks slowly in his mother's arms, we say goodbye to Walt Disney World and head north toward Nashville, Tennessee, and the Grand Ole Opry.That might have been a bit dramatic. Actually, I'm theme-parked out and ready for the next adventure. It’s going to be days before I want to go to another theme park. (I’m trying to talk ...