Day 35 - July 2, 2012

Day 35 – July 2, 2012

Springfield, IL/Nashville, TN

378 miles/6 hours

Whoa daddy….long day!  Had no idea what a big state Illinois was….took two day’s to drive through it.  It is beautiful countryside, though…

Los of bickering in the car…but I can’t complain…even I was antsy.  I will spare you the ugly details (and at times…it was ugly).

It was a hot afternoon…we hit 100 degrees around 10a.m. and stayed there for most of the day….then we hit a wicked rain storm, and the temperature dropped from 104 to 79 degrees in ten minutes!  It was unreal.

We got to Nashville and immediately hit the Country Music Hall of Fame.  It was cool…I actually kind of liked it better than the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame, but the kids preferred the rock. 

We just did a drive by of the capital, as it was raining.  Checking in at the hotel…and I am happy that it was the last time (this summer) I’d be unloading to a bell cart….I just need to get through the reloading tomorrowJ.

We had a dreadful dinner at Ruby Tuesday.  Just awful…ready for Grandmom’s cooking!  Back at the hotel, we finally had an outdoor pool…but it was rainingL.

Hitting the Grand Ole Opry tomorrow, before heading to Virginia!

Barrett, after Aud "did" his hair

Some bar, at a stop light...the band was rocking out...they were good...."Hony Tonk Central"