When we visited Columbia, SC, we learned that the city was laid out in advance before it was settled by very many people. This made it very easy to find your way around town as everything was laid out in perfect right angles. This did not seem to be the case for Richmond. When our …
We woke up and decided that because we had such a fun night in the raging storm, we would stay another one! The rain and wind were still pounding, and we left our tent hoping it would still be there when we returned. We drove 35 minutes to Norfolk to see the U.S.S. Wisconsin and the Nauticus Museum. We explored the …
Continue reading Day 15: Nauticus & U.S.S. Wisconsin in Norfolk, VA
Before leaving the island, we wanted to see the Wright Brothers Memorial near Kitty Hawk, NC. We walked to the top of the hill where the brothers performed many tests using gliders. A monument is located on top of the hill (pictured below). We walked passed each of the markers which showed the distance of their first four …
Since we slept in the front seats of our car, we were able to leave early from Wilmington KOA. We drove 4 hours north to Nags Head, North Carolina. Lauren reserved two nights in a hotel on the beach, and we were able to check in early. After dropping off our stuff in the nice room, we …
In the morning, we ate breakfast at Crockett Breakfast Camp before heading to Clingmans Dome. It took about an hour to get there as we had to drive up the mountain which is 6,664' above sea level. As we climbed the mountain, we noticed fog that became thicker and thicker. This is not what we wanted to see, …
In the morning, we left Pigeon Forge and drove 1.5 hours to Cades Cove. There we enjoyed the gorgeous sites of the fields, forests, and mountains. We decided to take the 5 mile round trip to see Abrams Falls. The trail followed alongside the winding Abrams creek. There were many parts of the trail that led us up …
Notice: A few pictures and a video have been added to Day 3 (Canoe Trip). Day 5: We packed up and left Bowling Green around 8:30 a.m. and headed to Centennnial Park in Nashville where The Parthenon full-scale replica is located. Because the solar eclipse was the next day, The Parthenon was extremely crowded. Even so, it was interesting to see and …
Continue reading Day 5: Nashville – Parthenon, Country Music Hall of Fame Museum
By day 4 we realized we were pretty tired and had not even started this blog. We decided to use the day to work on the blog and plan the next few days of our trip. We were still in Bowling Green so we found a Panera Bread with free wifi and grabbed a table there. …
Continue reading Day 4: Blog, Trip Planning, Rest, and Camping
We woke up the next morning at the crack of dawn with little desire to stay in the tent much longer. We packed up the car and ate at Cracker Barrel for breakfast. We found a canoe tour on TripAdvisor that we decided we wanted to do. We entered the address into the GPS and …
Continue reading Day 3: Mammoth Cave – Canoeing and Cave Tour
Day two started with us heading an hour south to Bardstown where we took a tour at Willett Distillery. We got to see how they make their whiskey and bourbon. They age each bourbon barrel for a minimum of 4 years. We learned that bourbon must be made of at least 51% corn to be …
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