(road trip days 9 and 10) Well, this is it. The final days of what probably sounds like the endless road trip. It was a great ride. Many memories. A lot of sleep and rest. A lot of good food and expensive alcohol. Moments that seemed to “just happen,” like magic, my mom said. I … Continue reading TAIDIA – Destination: OCMD and Melfa, Virginia

(Road trip day 7) I have a tendency toward detail and verbiage and so if you want to jump to section two: The Real Reason We’re Here, I won’t be offended. What the hell is in Banner Elk, North Carolina? We left Nashville after another fortifying hotel breakfast and decided to hunt for [Yazoo] Gerst … Continue reading TIADIA – Destination Banner Elk, North Carolina

Nashville Day 4 Our last day in Nashville we skipped breakfast, got a late start, and walked to the Mother Church of Country Music, the Ryman Auditorium. Purchased $36 tickets at the ticket window, entered the main lobby, and climbed the grand staircase. The daytime tours are self-guided after you watch a short film about … Continue reading What We Did in Nashville, Part 2

Nashville Day 2 Missed the free breakfast. It was over at 9:30! Like, we’re on vacation, ya’ll, and breakfast was OVER AT 9:30. Went to the Country Music Hall of Fame. There is SO MUCH to see there! They take you up to the top floor by elevator and drop you off to begin the … Continue reading What We Did in Nashville This Year

Pigeon Forge wrap-up: We drove back from Gatlinburg to park the car at the hotel, nearly two hours from when we left. Google maps states the distance as 9.2 miles and a 21-minute drive. In what world would that be? For some reason that is now forgotten, we skipped the two restaurants across the street … Continue reading TAIDIA – Part 3 – Nashville

Todd’s car has something fancy-ass shit called lane assist or somesuch and also a loud alarm when you get too close to someone’s rear end. WHICH I did not long after I started driving through Pigeon Forge because Look! Something shiny! Which led to a startled, frustrated outburst from Todd and a “why don’t we … Continue reading TAIDIA – Roadtrip 2.0 – Part 2

Dad once told me that a road trip can really test the steel of a relationship. Or, in his case, the beginnings of one. Not my story to tell; however, suffice it to say that a cross-country road trip he took when I was a very young child erased any pretenses of him being in … Continue reading Todd & I Do It Again – Roadtrip 2.0