Tuesday, November 9, \u00a02022 after 1,000,001 ( I counted them) \u00a0Dr’s appointments we’re finally on a mini road trip, Mary wants to return for Thanksgiving, so we only have a couple of weeks. Anyway, the first stop of the mini adventure was at an RV dealer just outside of Nashville TN. The screen door needs to be replaced and the awning quit working and there was a recall on the electronic gizmo that handles the lights, and most everything else in the van. It’s problems covered under the warranty.<\/p>\n
We knew ahead of time that this was just to identify the issues and we will need to return once they get parts in, if things go according to plan we’ll stop on our way south just after Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n
After spending the night onsite they took the van bright and early the next morning, we were originally told they wanted it at 8:00, but by 7:30 it was in the shop and we were off exploring with the jeep. It was extremely easy to be ready then because of the recent time change and Nashville is on a different time from Floyds Knobs. \u00a0We felt like we were 2 hours ahead of them.<\/p>\n
We have the jeep with us this trip and this is pretty much the only reason we brought it, that and to see how it pulled up and down the hills of TN. It did fine on the expressway going up the hills, on the 2 lane roads the van slowed down a little more than I liked, but that might be my fault for not making it downshift.<\/p>\n
I broke down and bought doughnuts, Donut Palace, for breakfast, not the best I’v ever had but they were the softest I have ever eaten, they were so soft they were hard to hold without squashing them.<\/p>\n
So, we spent the day exploring a Civil War Battlefield, Stones River, on the outskirts of Murfreesboro TN. While the battlefield is just outside of town, most of the larger earthen fort called Fortress Rosecrans is now in town and mostly gone. Typical battlefield layout with plaques expanding what going on at the time……<\/p>\n
More below.<\/p>\n\n\t\t