The rain storm last night was very intense. High winds and heavy rain with thunder and lightning. The heavy winds lasted for 30 minutes and the rain went on for several hours ending in the early morning.
We woke up around 6:30am and Rob went out to dry off the bike. The plastic bags did their job as the handle bar switch gear were all dry. There was a small wet spot in the trailer so Rob will have to investigate if we have any leaks. We found and repaired some leaks a few years back. The Wing’s audio system also had a slight clicking noise for the first hour or so. Rob suspects some water found its way into one of the connections. Last night’s rain was the hardest the bike has ever seen.
We were all loaded up and leaving the hotel by 8:15am. We made our way back to the Natchez Trace Parkway where we left off yesterday. We had approximately 100 miles left until we reached the northern terminus. Shortly after entering the parkway, we rode into Tennessee.
We saw several animals along the parkway this morning including several wild turkeys, a hawk (sitting on the hay bale below), an armadillo, and a bob cat. We did not get a picture of the bob cat. It was sitting on a log and Michele thought it was a gray kitty cat. Based on the silver and grey color and the black spots, Rob thinks it was a bob cat. Much discussion and debate ensued after that.
The morning was a bit chilly with temperatures at 50F. Fortunately, the winds were very calm and the skies were mostly clear, so we had the sun shining on us.
There were several sections of tree damage across the road. We aren’t sure if this was from last night or a previous storm. The area has seen several nasty storms over the past few weeks.
After about 50 miles, we stopped at a waterfall overlook.
We saw this little guy crossing the walkway we used to cross over the stream to view the falls from the other side
After a 15 minute break at the waterfalls, we were back on the bike and completed the remaining portion of the parkway. .
The last 13 miles on the north end were quite a bit more twisty and hilly than the previous 410 miles
The northern terminus of the parkway ends just south of Nashville. We picked up I-40 and made our way to the northern side of Nashville for our lunch stop in Goodlettsville.
We arrived at the Chef’s Market at about 11:30am and waited for Jen, Michele’s former co-worker who was hired to replace her. They had never met in person, only virtually, since she was hired in October. Jen and her husband Nick arrived shortly after and we had a nice lunch and chatted for an hour and a half.
After lunch, we made our way north along US41 into Springfield and then north on US431. We crossed into Kentucky and then turned east onto Bowling Green Road after reaching Russellville. Kentucky is the last “new” state we will travel through for this trip. All the remaining states we have already travelled through on this trip.
We passed this large tractor. We aren’t sure what the piece of equipment he was pulling but it was an very large set up.
We made it to our hotel for the night in Bowling Green, KY at 3:15pm. After a little relaxing in the room, we walked across the street to Donatos, a pizzeria. We had a yummy pizza and a side salad. Two little girls were looking for the golden Easter egg supposedly hidden in the restaurant. We tried to help but could not find it for them!
Tomorrow we head for Charleston, WV.
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