8 am.  Got to sleep in a bit since we got parked so late last night.    We are going to go down the Western Kentucky Parkway today instead of the interstate the GPS wants us to go.   This route will help us avoid Nashville and all that traffic plus it looks to be a bit shorter.   Every time the GPS wants to route us through Nashville.  If we can avoid it we will.   It doesn’t seem to matter what time of the day or night the traffic is always awful.  Plus we haven’t been down the parkway in years so it will be a nice trip.  

We just passed the exit for the birthplace of Bill Monroe and entered in to Muhlenberg County.   You may not be familiar with the song but it’s a tear jerker.  

http://www.jpshrine.org/picshow/paradise/paradise.html

Tennesse River around Paducah. 

 
 We stopped in Blytheville, Arkansas at a Roady’s truck stop for fuel and ended up having one of the best meals on the road I think we’ve ever had.   The truck stop had a big smoker in the wall and they had ribs and chicken.   They also had big thick fried bologna sandwiches.   We got the ribs and chicken and it melted in your mouth.   No barbecue sauce but it didn’t need any.   The baked beans had little pieces of sweet pickle in them which was different but a big heat kick which was nice.   Definitely put this on the map to stop at next time.  

Greg also went down memory lane a bit while we were here.   This is the exit to Blytheville Air Force Base where he was stationed for two years and also where he met Doc and Sherry.   Lots of memories (which I’m sure I will have to listen to all the way to Dallas – haha).   He said this whole area used to be just soy beans and cotton.   Now it’s mini malls and car dealers.   We did see the fields outside of town though.  

It’s a gorgeous 56 degrees today. 

DG:  No stories. She’s heard them all and I’ve forgotten most of them. People talk about the snow we got this winter like it was something unusual. I was at Blytheville for two winters and both of those brought lots of snow and freezing temperatures. The summers were good for thunderstorms and one very bad tornado. Okay so I guess I do have a couple of stories left. I’ll keep them to myself though. 

One very important thing happened while I was there. I met the best friend a person could have, Doc. And we still keep in touch.  In fact we are planning on seeing him tomorrow.  Really looking forward to it. 

Weather has been very cooperative today, traffic minimal and the truck is running well. 

Tired and groggy. Good night and God bless.