Music City USA… aka Nashville, TN



Clarksville TN Marina

When I last blogged, we were in Clarksville, TN for the evening on the last portion of the trip to Nashville.  Clarksville had just built a new marina with lovely facilities, so it was a wonderful evening complete with a DQ to top off the night.  Our sail to Nashville was rather routine river travel with hints of orange and yellow on the trees.  We enjoyed watching the seemingly hundreds of hawks soaring, gliding and flying way overhead above the river bluffs.  Beautiful and serene.

Docked at Clarksville Marina

 

We arrived at the Rock Harbor Marina in Nashville around three in the afternoon.  A few quick notes about this marina:  It was built inside of an old rock quarry and came complete with our own waterfall J.  The owner is a man named Arch Kelly, who happens to be Wynona Judd’s ex-husband!  (only in Nashville, huh?) Once we were tied up, it was time to go downtown!  If you haven’t done Nashville before, Broadway is the street for all the“action”! We ate dinner at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville Restaurant….how come that seems wrong for Nashville?  It was party city inside, including the “balloon man” who gave each of us our own specially designed hat.  Next, we stopped by B.B. King’s place and listened to some blues. Then we were off to some of the legendary honky tonk bars such as Legends (right behind the original Grand Old Oprey), Twin Fiddles Bar, and then walked over to the riverfront where The Zac Brown Band was having a two day concert.  Needless to say, there were tons of people in town.  On top of that, the Tenn. Titans were playing in town against the Lions so there were people EVERYWHERE.

Docked at Rock Harbor Marina.  It used to be a rock quary.

Waterfall in Rock Harbor

 

 

Margaritaville

Nancy gets a parrot head baloon hat

Looks like we all got baloon hats.

Saturday was spent somewhat like Friday!  We started on Printer’s Alley and visited the Bourbon Street Bar where Gil Ganan was playing.  His banner below the stage read, “Gil Ganan…150 pounds of blues”. He was a very slender young man and very good!  Next, we stopped by Silver Dollar Saloon, Robert’s Western World and Tootsies (the last two are legendary in Nashville as well as PACKED).  We took in more of the sights (and there are MANY…whoeeee) and ended up eating dinner at Joe’s Crab Shack.  After so much fun, it was time to catch a cab back to the marina.  You know, we are all in the 60+ age category, so not too late of nights for us J.

The human statue -  Scared the caca out of unsuspecting people walking by.

Bill in Printer's Alley

Steve chowing down at Joe's

 

After some Face Time with the children and grandchildren, it was time to call it a night.  Morning came early today, since we are headed back to the Kentucky Lakes area.  The Nashville trip was our only side trip of our trip down South.  Once we reach Kentucky Lake, we will provision for the remainder of the trip down to Mobile.  What is the expression, “South bound and down!”  As I am writing the blog, we have become “stuck” at a lock once again.  The Lockmaster said, “Captain, I will get you through in about two hours”.  I will not repeat what my response would have been!!!!  So, we sit idling while they lock through two barges!  Ahhh, the ways of the river!

One of the many stone cliffs along the Cumberland

The trees along the banks today really have a Fall look to them….happy Fall to all!  Thinking of all of our friends up North…we hear it is cool.  Stay warm.