We've covered a lot of ground in the week since I last wrote. Last weekend we spent 3 nights in Culpeper, Virginia and had a great time celebrating our friends getting married. It was a beautiful wedding at Old House Vineyards and we couldn't have asked for better weather.
Monday morning we hit the road again and made it to North Carolina just in time to meet Hurricane Irma there. We spent the night in Asheville and braved out into the rain to eat dinner downtime at one of the many brew pubs. We went to Foggy Mountain Brew Pub, which turned out to be a Wisconsin bar! We spotted a Packers flagged right when we walked in and when we inquired we learned the owners were from WI.
The next day we continued our journey west to Nashville, but not before stopping in Knoxville for lunch. We stopped at a burger place called Stock & Barrel which was really good. Then we spent two nights at an airbnb in Nashville and really enjoyed our short visit despite the constant rain. Our first night we ventured down to Broadway to experience the famous honky tonks. We grabbed some food and after walking up and down Broadway we decided to go into Honky Tonk Central for a drink and listen to the live music. It was a fun atmosphere, even on a Tuesday night.
When we woke up Wednesday it wasn't raining yet so we jumped up and went to check out the Centennial Park and saw the Parthenon and the women's suffrage monument. Then it started to rain on us so we decided to get some BBQ for lunch at Peg Leg Porker, which Matt really enjoyed. Afterwards we drove out to Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, which is just a few miles outside Nashville. It was a really cool place to explore. It was his estate where he lived with his wife before he was President and also where he spent his days after he retired. We were able to explore his mansion and also explore part of the grounds, although we didn't do as much of that since it was raining.
Centennial Park Parthenon:
Women's Suffrage monument:
Andrew Jackson's Mansion at his Hermitage:
The grave of Andrew Jackson and his wife:
Wednesday night we were excited to go see a show at the famous Grand Ole Opry. It was a big night there since it was a special event to raise funds for St. Jude's. There was a great lineup including The Gatlin Brothers, Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, Randy Owen, and Luke Bryan! We had each seen him before, which was lucky since he had a short performance of only 4 songs, but he puts on a great show and it was still fun to see a show at the famous venue.
Thursday was a big driving day from Nashville all the way back to Wisconsin. We were able to stop in Louisville, KY for lunch with some friends of mine that I used to work with so that was fun and a great break in the driving. We met them at a Peruvian Chicken place called Yummy Pollo which was delicious, highly recommend it! Then we finally made it back to Wisconsin and stayed with Matt's folks for the night. We're back!
We have no more travel plans for the foreseeable future. We do have some home improvement plans for these last few weeks of freedom before Matt goes back to work in October. I'm in the process of figuring out my next steps. My offer still stands- if you want to help fund me then I will continue to travel and regale you all with my adventures! :)
Today we go back to Madison and get ready for the big weekend; Matt turns 30 tomorrow! So we plan to have lots of friends, food, and football watching at our place tomorrow. If you're in the area feel free to stop by!
So long for now!
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