Caulfield Cross Country: Day Three

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Day Three - June 10th 2009

There is so much to tell about the past 24 hours and I have promised a trip to the pool to the Owl Expert. We drove through Kentucky and then arrived in Nashville around 4:30.

I will only say that last night ended with Tierney, Fiona, Patrick and myself in a photo with Darryl Worley! We have been like the Forrest Gumps of Nashville as we stumble upon amazing events. I must give all the details later tonight after I have kept my promise to go to the pool! Today our luck continued as we happened to get a window seat in a restaurant for lunch and a parade of Country Music performers went by (literally a parade! they apparently closed the road right after we went into the restaurant and we did not notice anything until the crowds started forming). I had my trusty telephoto lens and was able to snap some photos of various artists and race car drivers etc.....But the Fiona is waiting and I will need more time to tell these tales! Scared to think of how many photos I will have by the end of this trip!

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The Van

Some people have asked what kind of vehicle we are traveling to all these great places. This is the conversion van that I drive kids to school in during the school year. We have used every inch of space (remember 23 bags and growing). We borrowed the back hauling "shelf" to keep a large cooler and if needed, extra bags. So far we have kept our bags inside of the van. I have asked Patrick to post a blog on the "system" of packing and unpacking the van at each stop. He and the boys have it down to a military drill by now.

The Big Easy

This cab tried following the street cleaners down Bourbon. Not sure if you can see the debris he is driving over (glass, bottles, beads, plastic cups etc). The street sweeper is behind him. The street cleaning machine is ahead of him, and they are spraying the street with power hose first and then the sweeper comes behind to sweep up debris. This was taken around 6 AM, which was about a half hour after I heard the sirens or sound that clears the partiers off the streets.This cab finally gave up and backed up and headed up Bienville Street. The street cleaners were in an argument with some drunks who still felt they should have reign over Bourbon Street.