Day one Palmetto, GA to Paducah, KY

Day 1: Trip total = 400 miles.

We are just about ready to head out in this photo.

Adam is so excited.  He can't keep out of the RV.

We'll see how he feels about that in a few weeks.

Loading the RV with kids.

Adam bought a new DS game for the trip called Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time. He thinks it's a fun game.

Group photo.

Loading up.

Our Route:

Get out your maps!

and follow along.

We took I-285 west around Atlanta, Ga and I-75 north to Chattanooga, TN. There we picked up I-24 west through Nashville, TN and eventually to Paducah, KY. We're right off the interstate at Duck Creek RV park.

So I didn't get a picture of the state signs for Tennessee or Kentucky. I got side tracked and missed the borders. Maybe I'll see the Illinois state sign tomorrow morning and get that one.

We crossed thru Monteagle, TN on I-24 this afternoon. My map shows an area where the interstate splits between the northbound and southbound lanes. That's the place in these pictures.

We loved the steep sides here.

Nana was scared and her knuckles turned white. (just kidding)

But she really doesn't like heights.

We saw 2 tractor-trailers with blow outs on the road. We dodged the tire debris in the road, but the car behing us didn't see it and ran over it.

Can you imagine how they blasted the mountain side away to make way for the interstate?

We're not really sure which river we crossed here, but I think it's the Tennessee River.

On the left side was a lock and dam.

We were a little concerned heading out this morning about the weather and where Hurricane Isaac is heading. So here's what the sky looks like this afternoon. The lady who helped us check in said they were expecting showers on Friday afternoon, so maybe we'll be able to stay ahead of the rain.

and a little rainbow...

I had time this evening to take Adam for a quick swim in the pool.

It was freezing!

Then Adam found a pile of dirt/pebbles to play with his legos in, before supper.

Nana made us a wonderful supper of loaded baked potatoes and salad. Paw spent most of his time getting the RV set up for the night with Natalie's help. We had some trouble with the refridgerator not wanting to work, but Paw fixed it. But we had to eat most of the ice cream just in case.

of course, we needed a sunset picture at the Duck Creek RV park.

and a picture of our RV settling in for the night.

Hey, who left the door open. All the moths will come in.