Mike and Beth's Adventures

Nashville Skyline Illuminated highway across the Cumberland Paddlewheel Tour Boat visits Nashville Eating our way around Nashville Acme Feed & Seed A popular Nashville location We did a food tour while in Nashville. This is a great way to get to know a city Our first stop was at Merchants A multi story building right on Broadway Our food tour took us to this breakfast and lunch venue I even purchased some pastries for the next morning We tasted various whiskeys at this spot After the food tour we took a nap as we had a concert that evening But before the nap, we had to have ice cream. This spot has great ice cream! My favorite flavor was Bourbon and Pecan We ate lunch at the Frothy Monkey courtesy of a good friend How we start the day Country Music Hall of Fame The Country Music Hall of Fame is worth visiting All sorts of memorabilia is on display  The Original Grand Ole Opry was the venue for the John Prine Memorial Concert It is now called Ryman Auditorium and continues as a ...

  Sunset on the Ohio River After enjoying a quiet night in the Cape Girardeau anchorage on the Mississippi River, we continued southbound on the Mississippi.  The current was running at a good clip, so we made rapid progress downstream.  The 4-5 mph current boost was bumping our speed up to 11-12 mph and doubled our fuel efficiency.  You have to love that! Just before the intersection with the Ohio River, Old Miss does a squiggle that adds miles to the trip. This was her affectionate way of saying "I hate to see you go...!" Ohio River - Against the Current We encountered numerous tows on the lower Mississippi, and double that amount on the Ohio.  I have never seen a larger concentration of tow boats and barges anywhere else.  Barges, both full and empty, were parked in large concentrations on both sides of the river. Our travelling companion, Titan, is being followed by a small tow boat. We were part of a multi-boat flotilla for this section of the trip....