What a great time we have had in Nashville. Muriel is a great tour director. She hooked us up with a bus tour that included time spent at the Ryman Auditorium, former home of the Grand Ole Opry, and the Country Music Hall of Fame, Legends Bar, and then a preview of other historic sites of downtown Nashville for Friday. We stumbled onto a neat Greek restaurant that gave Floyd a kick. Saturday we spent the day at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel wandering the gardens, fountains and shops (yes, I found some pink sparkling items), trekked across the parking lot to the Mall for an early supper, then headed to the Saturday broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry...WHAT A SHOW! The highlights were Charlie Pride and Carrie Underwood. Just as the show was ending, the Riders in the Sky launched into "Tumbling Tumbleweed"... OMG, what are the chances? We were blown away...what a special treat. The captain and crew of the Tumbleweed are still talking about that. Muriel left bright and early to return to Wichita. Floyd is in the engine compartment finishing a battery project, and I'm just flitting around. We are planning to continue on the Cumberland at least as far as Hendersonville. We understand that is where some of the stars have some big boats. Plus it will take us right thru downtown Nashville. There is a boat dock in the heart of the city and if they have room for us we may hang around a bit more. We really had wanted to stay there this whole time, but with the Tennessee Titans vs St Louis Rams this weekend they had NO Vacancies. Imagine that? Rock Harbor has been an interesting place. We are at the very end of the docking system, which we might add appears to have been planned by a drunk...miles of boardwalks and slips all attached at right and left angles. One wrong step and you could be swimming. We are right across from the Blue Lagoon Restaurant and Bar. Good food and a lively crowd enjoying the sounds of the band...til around 2:00 am. Though rather loud, I can't say that it has kept us awake. Since leaving Lake of the Ozarks, we have missed feeding ducks and such. No one on the Mississippi was interested in our bread....not the case here. Right off the bat, we attracted over 25 ducks of varying types and sizes, 4 turtles and a few fish. Oh, the little things. Hope you all enjoy these photos...we certainly enjoyed the experiences. Life is good aboard the Tumbleweed. Inverter finally does what an inverter is suppose to do, air conditioning works, batteries and refridge are back to normal...all is well.