shanghaied to Kentucky

Two days ago we were just winding our way through northern Tennessee, making our way home by a new route. We decided to stop for the night in Nashville. That night as we were looking at the map, trying to decide if we wanted to get on I-40 or not, we saw an area in western Kentucky that we had never heard of before. It's name ---The Land Between the Lakes-- sounded so enticing that we had to check it out. It turns out that one of the lakes is the Tennesse river and the other is the Cumberland River. There is a KOA on the shore of the lake fed by the Cumberland. The campground is part of a marina. We are sitting at our campsite this morning watching cardinals, squirrels and a speed boat or two pass by. (Just a typical morning at the Conant resort, huh?) It is really a beautiful place. Apparently, a lot of groups and families must reunion here, because they have lots of lodging facilities. Now, unlike the Conant place, we also see an occasional barge pass just along the shoreline--this is the Intracoastal Waterway. I can't get over how slick the lake is. Doesn't look anything like our Intercoastal.

We will be staying here tonight so that we can do some exploring in the van. Once again we are within an hours drive of 4 different states. Not like central Texas where it takes two days to reach another state. We will return to the homeward route tomorrow.