Although our route was always supposed to take us through Nashville, we weren't scheduled to actually make a stop there, until a personal matter made it necessary. But "best laid plans" and all that ... things got changed last-minute and I wouldn't be able to take care of the personal business after all. Sue and I debated as to whether we should just revert to our original plan and leave tomorrow instead. Around 2pm, we made the somewhat impulsive decision to take off anyway. After all, we've been looking forward to this trip for MONTHS, have taken WEEKS assembling all of the necessary gear, and have been packed for DAYS.
We were ready to get the wheels rollin'.
Arriving in Nashville close to dinner-time, we began thinking about an interesting road-trip-worthy place to eat, and ended up at the famous Hattie B's. It's a favorite of my brother's, featuring hot chicken -- that's spicy hot, not heat hot, which probably explains why it's his favorite. There are six levels of spice, from No Heat to a level called Shut The Cluck Up!!! I chose the spice level a couple of rungs down the ladder, called simply Hot! Call me cowardly if you like, and you may notice that the Hot! has only one exclamation point, as opposed to three ... it's still H-O-T. It was tasty and moist, very delicious, and my side dishes of black-eyed pea salad and pimento mac 'n cheese were awesome.
Before leaving Hattie B's, I snapped the first picture of the trip
which one of Sue's friends suggested should be edited thus:
After getting a massive case of the giggles over Hinkleville Road (if you're actually from Hinkleville, please don't be offended; we can get the giggles over practically anything), we're finally stopped for the night in Paducah, Kentucky. Our Days Inn is kind of a weird place, but the guy at the desk is just so nice, I'm not thinking on the weirdness aspect too much. Big driving day tomorrow!
More photos from the Forces of Nature Tour at Flickr.
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Before leaving Hattie B's, I snapped the first picture of the trip
which one of Sue's friends suggested should be edited thus:
After getting a massive case of the giggles over Hinkleville Road (if you're actually from Hinkleville, please don't be offended; we can get the giggles over practically anything), we're finally stopped for the night in Paducah, Kentucky. Our Days Inn is kind of a weird place, but the guy at the desk is just so nice, I'm not thinking on the weirdness aspect too much. Big driving day tomorrow!
More photos from the Forces of Nature Tour at Flickr.
Click here.
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