Sun - Tue Oct
19-21 – Nashville
Sun
19th
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| Finally parked in Nashville .. Full circle! |
After
leaving the Walmart… refreshed and ready for anther beautiful sunny day on the
road, we drove happily to Nashville, we went back to Two Rivers Campground, the
VERY SAME campground where we started this journey almost 2 years ago on Dec 1
2012. It is totally surreal to be back and it seems like a lifetime ago since
we were here… what a journey we have had in these ‘almost’ two years. Having
been here before, we knew we hadn’t explored the city enough.
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| Tim Atwood (R) and Brent Ronen (L) - Excellent |
After
setting up camp we decided to stay at the campground for the evening and head
into the city on the shuttle the next day, and we were glad we did. There
happened to be a free live music performance on the stoop by the camp store and
we were treated to some awesome music and hilarious comedy by a couple of
talented artists called Tim Atwood (worked at the Grand Ole Opry for 38 years) and Brent Ronen (the lion story was the funniest – ask us
about it when we see you)
We
settled down for the evening still talking about the fact that we have come
full circle.
Mon
20th Oct
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| DOWNTOWN AUSTIN VIEW |
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| COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME FOYER |
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| A tourist on Broadway strip - Nashville Tenn |
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| Inside the Ryman Auditorium |
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| Backstage Ryman - Old Grand Ole Opry |
We
hopped on the shuttle right at the campground and got driven into the centre of
Nashville City. On the way in, the
driver told us that he thought Lynard Skynard was playing a free concert at a
street party in town that night. That made us decided to hang out in the city
to see them. A quick look in the Country Music Hall of Fame, we decided not to
pay the entry fee and instead headed straight to the Ryman Theatre, the
original location of the Grand Ole Opry show from 1925 to 1974 when it moved to
the new site in Music Valley. It was a really interesting tour and quite the
experience to stand on same stage and in the same spot as such greats as Johnny
Cash, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams etc.
After this tour, we headed over to the Johnny Cash Museum. Janice’s Dad
was a great fan and we reminisced about the time we surprised him and took him
to see Johnny in a live show in Toronto many years ago. It was well worth the entry fee… go if you
have the chance. We left when ‘ I Walk the Line’ became just too overpowering… it took a while
to get it out of our heads!! We walked up and down and stopped in a Honky Tonk
bar to listen to some local music. After more walking in town we stopped for a
coffee and then headed back to Broadway where preparations for the street party
were underway. We found a great little spot for a bite to eat and were treated
to some very talented music by father/son (and occasionally mom) called The O’Donnells.
We eventually braved the chilly evening air and stood on a curb and thoroughly
enjoyed watching Lynard Skynard and a couple of guest performers including
Michael Allman (Gregg Allman’s son)…. They were great. We hopped the shuttle
back to camp totally pleased with a fabulous day in Nashville.
