Columbia to Nashville

Columbia to Nashville

Up early to shower and get started. Took the kids down for their morning walk and it was WARM!! Unbelievable! It was probably 62 or 63 outside! Once we got the dogs fed and in the we took all the bags and gear down and packed the car for the days journey. But first a quick stop at Starbucks for oatmeal and a good cup of joe, then it was onto I-70 E for the leg into St Louis.

Light traffic on I-70 E towards St Louis

With Tina driving and very little traffic we covered the first 80 miles in an little over an hour. That's when she noticed we needed gas. So we pulled over and tanked up. I took over the driving chores as we continued on to St Louis. Traffic started to pick up in St Charles about 14 miles outside of St Louis.

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Tina captured this overpass from the St Louis Science Center to the McDonnell Planetarium just on the outskirts of downtown St Louis.

First glimpse of the Gateway Arch

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 We got to see the Gateway Arch from many places as we passed through St Louis but this was the best one. Shortly we crossed the Mississippi River leaving Missouri and entering Illinois.

Bridge over the Ohio River

Our route took us south through Illinois to the Ohio River where we crossed into Kentucky. Soon we were passing the Cumberland River and on to the border with Tennessee.

Mustard fields

Along the way we passed numerous fields covered in a carpet of yellow, we suspect it was mustard in full bloom! Very pretty!

Tina about to enter Antique Archeology

Finally we entered Nashville and cut over to visit Antique Archeology's Nashville Store. It was just as cool as on TV!

The view looking into the store from the front door

The famous Pig!

High Wheeler

Famous Drag Bike

Unrestored Indian

Original Marketing to to Drum up business

The famouse Arrow

Tina and Loren

 After Tina got her picture taken with Loren we headed for the LaQuinta Inn on the other side of town. After registering and getting our gear to the room we took an hour to relax before going to dinner. We went to a very nice family restaurant about a mile away and had a couple of great salads for dinner then it was back to our room where we tucked in for the night to watch a little TV before hitting the sack.

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