NatchezTrace

 Friday On the road again! Stephanie & Steve, home from the national insulation convention (Steve works for Owens Corning) in National Harbor, MD, greeted us in the morning.  We packed the cars and said our good byes to Ellen and Tom.   We had to put the Aventon on the rack upside down, since there was no cross bar.  We had a beautiful drive through Tennessee.  The colors were at their peak.  We stopped to recharge the Tesla and had brunch at Grandma's in Cookeville.  Ann tried the French toast with amaretto and was impressed with this twist on traditional French toast.  We got as far as Bristol, TN and had Chick-Fil-A for dinner. Saturday Friday had been a rainy drive but most of the ride on Saturday was rain free.  The beautiful tree colors continued into Virginia.  We were able to eat outdoors at another Chick-Fil-A as the car charged in Staunton.  We arrived home at midafternoon and met Andrew, Nina and Carter for suppe...

 Thursday  We had a busy last day seeing the sights in and around Nashville.  Starting in Franklin for 100 layer donuts at Five Daughter's Bakery.  We tried pumpkin spice and maple, both were delicious.  The bakery is located at the Factory Mall and is across from the Fork of the South store.  We picked up the extra Aventon battery which was mailed there.  We also found some unique gifts. A quick tour of Nashville included the Parthenon, a replica of the Greek Parthenon built for the Tennessee centennial.  On for a walk of lower Broadway which was hopping.  We walked to the river and then by the Ryman Auditorium.  We ordered a take out lunch at Jack's and headed to the Hermitage, the home of Andrew Jackson.  We ate our lunch at the picnic table and headed in for our tour of the mansion..   The home still has many of the furnishings dating back to Andrew Jackson's time.  The General and his wife, Rachel, are both burie...

 Our last day of biking the Trace started with breakfast by Bobbye at the Isabella B&B in Port Gibson, MS.  Our traditional Southern breakfast included scrambled eggs, grits, bacon & toast.  Bobbye shared with us the history of the house which she named for it's long time resident, Isabella.   Bobbye, our hostess Isabella Dining Room Before getting on the Trace we stopped at the Windsor ruins, a plantation home which survived the Civil War but burned in 1890.  Only the columns and iron work remain.  Bennie flew the drone before we headed for the 30 mile marker on the Trace.  We had a few sprinkles but it was mostly a rain free ride.  We stopped at Mount Locust for snacks.  This home is one of the oldest buildings in the south and the first stand on the Trace and now the only one remaining.  Most travelers would make it this far on their trip home on the Natchez Trace, about 17.5 miles from the Mississippi River in Natchez. D...