Today was a 'connect-the-dots' day. A day that not only brings home the fact that we are living our dream, but brings into focus just what a cherry-on-top dream it is.
We started out with a bike ride to the Meriwether Lewis monument. It was a good ride, a little over 5 miles on the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Uphill
I wanted exercise ... I got it. The reason I can smile is that I know it's downhill all the way home!
And, here's the monument erected on Meriwether Lewis' grave. It's been here since 1845. I guess you could call this the end of the Lewis and Clark trail.
As we took in this sight, we were
remembering our travels along the Lewis and Clark trail from Missouri to Idaho to the Oregon coast, in 2004.
Just a ways down the road (by car) is a monument to
Davy Crockett.
It was here, in Tennessee, that he became famous as
"The King of the Wild Frontier". But, we were remembering our
2005 visit to the Alamo, where he died.
Think about it ... today we visited the gravesite of Lewis and we'd already seen where he made history. Today we also saw where Crockett made history when we'd already seen his gravesite. Oh! And! We've been to the
winery owned by Fess Parker, who played Davy Crockett on TV.
I gotta write a book someday?! Oh wait ... I've already done that! There's 624 posts in this blog. (and, I've only just begun :-)
Last night was a full moon. And, I was planning to capture a stunning photo. I got out the tripod and set up down by the lake.
But, alas, it was not to be. By the time the moon was visible over the hill, it was just a little moon. But, I did get a fun shot of Jim and me sitting by the lake, waiting for the moon.
hmmmm ... if I can't take the picture I want, I'll make the picture I want. What are computers for anyway?
And - we crossed the mighty Mississippi to get here.
In fact, Lake Chicot is an oxbow lake that, 500 years ago, was part of the river. It is the largest oxbow lake in North America.
Here's Dad and Me having our camp coffee in the morning.
And our lobster dinner at night:
In between, we went for a bike ride. And just sat around camp. Now here's something I wouldn't have seen my Dad doing in camp in the 60s!!
Since his laptop has Wi-Fi, he can connect to our Satellite signal and read his email, browse etc.
Then there was the sunset. I'm a sucker for sunsets, I just can't leave the camera behind.
We had to move a couple times to find a site where our satellite dish had a good shot. But, I'd say we got a pretty nice site.
The Nashville skyline was pretty impressive. We didn't stop - just drove by.
Our destination for the next 2 nights - 
We're planning to go visit the Merriweather Lewis memorial that's just a few miles away. But, first, Jim has to take care of a little detail ...
It's been on our list to get new tires for the Honda for a while. Looks like now is the time. Jim learned that there's a Walmart just 20 minutes away. So, get out the 'Fix a Flat' for now and he can make it to the store.
