Our first stop was at a Harvest Host location in Washington, AR. Coulter Farmstead is a very picturesque, historic farm Bed & Breakfast with 4 log cabins dating back to the 1840s and a unique barn loft over a working barn. It also has a fully restored 1880s Wolff Mercantile general store that was painstakingly relocated from Bingen, AR. Also included on the 17 acres is the 1860s antebellum Greek Revival home where the owner lives. Everything is just perfect and lovingly cared for. You can even order breakfast which will be delivered right to your door. Check out their website at https://www.coulterfarmstead.com/wolff-general-store. If you're ever in this area I give this location a big thumbs up. This is a video showing a panorama of the site. Listen to those peepers! (If you get this blog through email, you'll have to go to the actual blog to see the video. https://crosscountrycruzin.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-long-drive-and-thoughtful-friend.html )
We were supposed to overnight at another place along the way in Williston, TN, but the recent wet spell left their driveway a bit muddy and there was a concern about being able to turn around without sinking in the mud. Instead of finding another place on short notice we decided to drive the extra 3 hours to our campground, making about a 7 or 8 hour drive. We called the campground to make sure we could come in a day early and that wasn't a problem. But the long drive took its toll - on me particularly.
That brings us to the thoughtful friend part. Remember Kevin, one of our neighbors way back in Lake Whitney? He was also at Lake Texoma and now he's here at Nachez Trace campground in TN. He messaged me to say what number campsite he was at and that he had scouted out a campsite near him that we might like. When we got here, he helped guide Jim as he backed into the campsite, and even gave us the password to his Starlink as there's practically no cell reception here. Knowing I like to hike, he said he'd chosen this campsite specifically because he thought it would be great for me. There are stone steps in the back that lead down the hill to a nice hiking area and small waterfall. Being as tired as I was from the long trip, I really appreciated his help with backing in, and especially appreciated his thoughtfulness in choosing a campsite he thought I would like. And I do like it, it's perfect.
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| Kevin |
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| It's just a short walk down stone stairs to the lake, a small waterfall, and a hiking trail |
I have to say that southern roads and highways are awful! The ride was so rough that just about everything in the camper was on the floor, including clothes hanging in the closet. We secure anything breakable and make sure cupboard and refrigerator doors are secure. You've seen TV shows where they shove everything in a closet and get an avalanche when the door gets opened. Picture that. I opened one cupboard in the bathroom and got hit on the head with a bottle of shampoo. I was extra cautious opening other ones, especially the refrigerator. If you ever thought northern roads are bumpy, you haven't driven on some of these!
We discovered we have 2 rock dings in the front windshield of the camper. Jim will have to repair those during the next few weeks before we leave for our next destination. All in all though, we love this area of TN. We had been to this campground 2 winters ago and are glad to be back to investigate things we didn't see last time.
We also plan to take time to visit friends in Holladay, TN, and another friend in Nashville, as well as friends in Rogersville, AL. We met another couple in this campground from Bedford, NH who we hope will boondock at our house in the north country this summer. Another couple from nearby in TN, Andy and Abbie, were our neighbors here this weekend. We'll probably never see them again but will keep in touch through FB. One thing about RV nomad life is that you make lots of life long friends along the way.
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