Palms Overland Adventure: Tennesse, Tennesse, ain't no place I'd rather be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozTPXc3j-4k Check out Levon Helm singing Tennesse Jed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Jon drove through from Corbin, KY to Nashville, TN. He woke me up at 1am, we were in downtown Nashville, we climbed into the back of the truck and spent a much warmer, if not a little louder, second night of sleep in the truck. We awoke on January 12 to a little rain and drove to Centennial Park. We took a 1-mile loop walk around the lake and unsuccessfully tried to use our hot water heater with our 12V adapter in the truck to make some tea while we waited for the Parthenon Art Museum to open at 9am. The Parthenon is a full size replica of the Greek Parthenon that was created for the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition in 1897. It cost $6/person to view the contemporary art exhibits and the sculptures from the Expo. Overall, it was a nice rainy day activity. We didn't get much exercise during this activity though and the local YMCA doesn't offer day passes. I had wanted to visit the Grand Ole' Opry but it was the other direction and really, what am I going to do there? We spent the rest of the day driving straight to Mobile, AL. According to the forecast, it's going to be really cold the next couple of days so we are trying to get as far south as we can. We also have reservations to spend Sunday and Monday in New Orleans, so we are itchin to get South. We drove to a cheap motel, cooked our dinner on the campstove, and enjoyed a hot shower, a bottle of Grace Bridge and a warm bed.