Today's Travels

Kodie crammed into his space

 So I started out a day later than I wanted.. Oh well. But packed in we got... and we hit the road!! The day dawned overcast and kind of foggy, but that was ok. Temp a brisk 42 degrees.. Seat heater on! For me of course. And we struck out at about 8:30am. Wheels up and fly we went!

All tucked in

Kodie got comfy quickly.. Of course that's AFTER I stopped at McD's and got my coffee and a treat for him... And thankfully KoPa is a fantastic traveler. He just tucks in and chills. His
 conversations are just so funny when he's all tucked in the car..
       Especially when things fall on him.. You'd never know he's there!!!
So we made it to West Virginia.. Passed Falling Water (I highly recommend anyone to go there and check it out!) One of the many awesome places along the way I am sure I will run across.

Next state on the trip Virginia. Now that's a long journey. Stopped for lunch at Virginia Tech (I swear there were no shootings today.. at least I hope) and then on down 81... One of my least favorite highways I have traveled in the past.. Gee this route is very familiar to me! Yes, it's the way to the Dragon. It was really weird driving through the Shenandoah Valley during the winter. I am always so used to seeing the trees just starting to bud, and the dogwoods in bloom. It was lonely.

Shenandoah Valley SO beautiful

 And then I hit this... The dreaded traffic jam......... UGH!!! And it's even worse in a manual transmission car! But thankfully we made it through unscathed. Just took an extra 45 minutes of a detour.

So when we finally got to Tennessee!!!!! I seriously looked at the clock, then the map.. then calculated hmm. Can I please just make a turn down towards Asheville and then back up over the Dragon then through Knoxville and back on trip?! :( but no, I was a good girl and kept on going.

So.. MINI count today- 4.... Cop count 38!!!

Funniest thing seen today- a fully loaded Christmas tree on the back of a big rig (between the cab and the trailer) SOOOO funny.. but I didn't get a picture of it. :( But it sure did make me smile!

As I'm driving down the road, I wonder to myself what did we ever do before smart phones?! Here I am making my hotel reservations and finding a place to eat dinner for my arrival in Nashville all from my phone!! WOW times have sure changed!!

So this is a first for me.. First time ever having a hotel room by myself. I'm sure glad I have Kodie with me.

Nashville was a smash hit! Literally.. Traffic jam coming into town (an 8 car pile up) Thanks to my darling friend from town, Jacob, I found THE place to eat! I am a Food Network junkie so of course I had to hit up Neely's! and OMG.. OMG.. OMG.. OMG.. OMG.. What amazing ribs!

 So here I am halfway to Dallas.. Got 10 hours or so left. Gonna see if I can maybe at least see Graceland tomorrow? Who knows.

Miles Driven today 677.4 in 11 hrs. Not too shabby!