Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness. 

Mark Twain

Day #5

West Tennessee to East Tennessee!

311 miles

Still 7 states total

After a couple of LONG driving days, we kept the hours on the road to a minimum today.  (Now that I write this, I see how relative distance & time have become - a 5-hour driving day feels like a rest!).

We stayed in Nashville last night, so had to go to the Grand Ole Opry this morning.  We went on the backstage tour.  Very cool!  Our tour guide was a very lively, enthusiastic, knowledgeable lady who clearly loves her job (when anyone asked her "How are you?" she replied, "Super-Duper!").  Reminded us of the Abraham Lincoln quote:  "Whatever you are, be a good one!"

Arlyne & me: Happy tourist & happier tour guide!

Until today, there were only 2 named Cash on the Opry stage (Johnny and June).  As of today, another Cash (& company) took the stage and stood in that famous old oak circle!

Really fun morning, then hit the road through the mountains of Tennessee.  Another beautiful, and different, driving day.  Final stop today: Sevierville, Tennessee -- the birthplace of Dolly Parton!

We've been blessed with great weather (and avoided the awful weather throughout most of the country).  Since camping is in the near-future plan, that means the weather may be changing! We'll see what tomorrow will bring.

P.S.  If anyone was wondering where Paula Deen went after her Today Show interview, I think we spotted her interviewing for a job at the Courtyard by Marriott in Nashville!