If yesterday I was too focused on ‘getting there’, today I was maybe not focused enough. But I had a blast all morning and paid for it this afternoon. Took Calli again to the same dog park (and got lost going back to the hotel). After breakfast and loading the car, we drove into Nashville to see the replica of the Parthenon in Centennial Park (built in 1897 for the Centennial exhibition). Centennial Park is great: easy parking, beautiful grounds–just lovely.
The Parthenon is a hoot.
Calliope did an excellent job of guarding Athena’s treasury in the opsithodomos
She also makes a great sphinx
She also gets a patience award…
I had picked out a hike outside of Nashville and on the way to Little Rock. It was just off I-40 and looked great. But there were signs all over warning about theft and I asked an older couple who were just leaving. The guy had been a defensive arts instructor and went on at length about how dangerous it was and people come off the highway looking for opportunities. Meanwhile there have to be 6 cars there. I decided to take a risk for once. It was pretty hot. But a great little hike:
I managed, even with the AllTrails app, to go a bit astray, but am not sure how. The hidden lake was worth it
But then I paid for my full morning– five and a half hours in the car, and I was a bit over heated and ate almonds and a Kind bar for lunch while driving. I did stop for water and dog walks at rest stops, but the rest stops are not great. Maybe also listening to “Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human History” is not the best choice for a long drive. Sometimes I turn it off and just drive. Calli was a trooper. We hit Little Rock in time for traffic. But the La Quinta here is in a new part of Little Rock, sort of outskirts…very new (the opposite of yesterday) and nice. And we are very tired…
