4/6/2009 - 4/9/2009

This will be my final Tally Book update for a while as Biker Arda and I are back in GR where we will stay for about 6 weeks while the dentist earns a few bucks. We will go Canada for a couple of weeks in May to help my Dad open the cottage. I will add a link to some additional pictures within the next week.

On Monday we spent the day sightseeing at the Grand Ol Opry Mall and the Opry Land Hotel & Convention Center. The Mall is huge with several large “anchor stores” but what was really interesting was the Aquarium Restaurant. In the center of the restaurant and along the walls were several huge aquariums filled with many unique fish such as sharks, stingrays, huge catfish, and many colored fish. We did enjoy more BBQ for lunch.

 
  

After lunch we went to the Opry Land Hotel which has 2881 rooms, a “river” with water that was brought in from many lakes all over the US, Canada and Europe all under 14 acres of glass. We wandered through each of the 4 – 5 specific areas which contained restaurants, souvenir shops, swimming pools, etc. etc… only took about 4 hours which included a stop for some very good ice cream cones.

   
We also found a couple of horses for Biker Arda and our friend Painter Sidne. These are the perfect horses for these 2 ladies. They do not require feeding, brushing (maybe a little dusting sometimes), training (they are house broken), really mind their manners. Not sure what the ladies will name them but here is a picture of them.

    
On Tuesday we woke up to 38 degree, rainy weather – at least it wasn’t snow! We packed up and headed north towards GR. The weather soon gave way to sunny, dry periods with lots of wind. At least it wasn’t a head-wind. As we were in no hurry to get back to the cold, we only drove about 5 hours before stopping at our favorite campground ~ Wally-Mart Kokomo, IN.

  
It was windy and cold all night but we were determined to get home on Wednesday… like 3.5 hours is a long day – HA! We were on the road by 8:00 AM and arrived in GR just after lunch (remember we lost an hour). We dropped our trailer off at Veurinks RV so they could put an estimate together for the damage done when we blew a tire and when the roof kissed a tree. So for about $1100 and a week later, Biker Arda and I will be back in our home. We are hoping to stay at the Woodchip Campground in Wyoming providing they answer their phone.

 

Well that is about it for this trip. A new Tally Book will be created for our trip out west to the Red Lodge Montana branding and then north to Alaska… Gee that would be a great title for a song… “North to Alaska” .

 

Happy trails and be safe until next time.