Monday was Cave Day! We visited Mammoth Cave National Park and took the "New Entrance Tour". We had a great guide for the 2+ hour tour. Mammoth Cave is the worlds longest known cave system, with several hundred miles mapped. Carbonic acid and water (yes the same stuff in soda pop!), is said to have carved the cave out of the limestone rock. We saw bats, crickets, but not the other eyeless creatures that also inhabit the cave.
Then we headed to Bowling Green area and the "River Cave", where we took a boat in an underground river, as the guide described the connections to the Civil War, Jesse James, and even a nightclub!
The pace of the days sometimes takes a toll, as can be seen as Hope and Luke take a snooze as we go down the road.
After the cave boat ride, we took a country road as we headed outside of Nashville for the night, at Bledsoe Creek State Park. Had a nice site near the playground, which is always a plus with the kids!
TUESDAY
Tuesday we started by trying to figure out where we were going to go next! It was too big of a trip to firmly schedule out, but it takes time to plan on the fly. We decided to head south to Florida and hit a few Civil War sites along the way.
Our first stop near Murfreesboro Tenn was Stone River National Battlefield. With nearly 23000 casualties (dead or wounded), nearly 1/4 of all troops in the battle, it was one of the bloodiest of the western part of the war. The kids had their own private Cannon training with one of the Rangers. Off season travel has some benefits!We drove on to Chattanooga area, stayed in an RV park. Our closest RV moment yet when dumping the sewer tanks! Thankfully no pictures of that!
WEDNESDAY
Visited Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, which was the site of a large and important battle in the Civil War. Realized that on this day in 1861 the Civil War had begun at Fort Sumter, and that Abe Lincoln was assassinated and the Civil War was over in 1865. Quite a day to visit a Civil War Memorial.
THURSDAY
Left High Falls State Park, South of Atlanta Georgia, where we stayed the night, and headed to Florida, and an RV park on the beach near St. Augustine. It was our longest day on the road, (just barely), at 346 miles. We are now starting our 6th week (are we insane?), and have covered 5564 miles. We decided we needed a vacation from our trip! So we are going to sit here for 2 days, then visit Kennedy space center, a few days at Epcot and maybe another Disney park, then Wycliffe and Jesus Film before resuming our trip north along the coast.
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