Across the Mississippi River

Driving through or around Nashville was very slow. On the bypass highway (I-440), google maps suggested a faster route to avoid most of the stopped traffic leading to bridge replacement. So we got off the highway and turned onto the alternate road, a dirt road and then there was also potholes and washboard. A normal car can go fast and that would smooth out. But that does not work for a motorhome. You have to slow down to a crawl. We weren’t the only one taking that alternate road. Les pulled over and let a dozen others to pass. After those passed, we had a semi follow by more cars than we could see. By the time we got back on the Interstate in 10 mph traffic, we had actually passed a lot of vehicles that had passed us before we took the alternate route. Going through Memphis, there were several places where the concrete highway was all patches. Concrete highways don’t handle the freezing weather. But we got across the Mississippi River and to another KOA campsite, and a Graceland Dinner delivered to the campsite. Jill’s didn’t have to cook tonight, Yea!Read more