Jammin Jane Travels: Nashville!

Nashville Bloody Mary's

Day four of our trip to Nashville we traveled 47 miles, with one lock, to the Commodore Yacht Club in Nashville, TN. This was our stopping point before we head out for a 19 mile run to downtown Nashville!!! We want to be close so we can get there early and secure our spot on the downtown dock wall. There is a pedestrian bridge right there that people have been known to throw items such as beer bottles and food off and onto boats docked under it. We are hoping for a spot downstream of the bridge.

Making our way towards the small, very narrow creepy channel to the entrance for The Commodore, it reminded me of something out of scary movie, I was waiting for someone to jump out from behind the bushes. The overgrown trees making a canopy of sorts for us to pass under only added to the scare factor (and my strong imagination or fascination with scary things). I lowered our antennas so we wouldn't hit the trees. No sooner as we made our way past this, the channel opened to a rather large marina with some really big, nice boats. Well, that was interesting! We arrived later in the afternoon but just in time to get a tour of the accommodations for our short stay. Boy, this yacht club knows how to have fun! They have a large tent that is heated and air conditioned, complete with ice machine, beer keg and a full commercial kitchen stocked with all the utensils you could think of needing. I believe I saw a margarita blender too. What a fun place...our kind of place!!
Alan Jackson's old boat, an older beautifully maintained Burger Yacht named Lady J was slipped here. Pretty cool! We relaxed here, walked Crocket, cooked shrimp for dinner and went to bed fairly early...too excited to be heading to Nashville and maybe a bit nervous about getting the spot on the downtown dock wall.

check this place out...commercial size kitchen!

Berger Yacht previously owned by Alan Jackson

Day five, we were up and out of our slip at 7:45 and on our way for a 2-hour cruise. We are about a week or so away from the trees changing colors but still a beautiful sight on the Cumberland. Some of the bluffs along the shore reach up to about 1000 feet with exposed rock asking to be climbed... just not be me! The water along this stretch of the Cumberland is a beautiful green, not mucky looking like what we have been seeing. Nature is overwhelmingly breathtaking at times...this trip is just that. I didn't take too many pictures along the way as I was enjoying the scenery too much and maybe feeling a bit anxious, nervous and excited!

We arrived in downtown Nashville just before 10am on Friday and lucked out! We got the exact spot Ben was hoping for on the wall, downstream from the pedestrian bridge.
We didn't mess around, once we got ourselves all situated and walked Crocket (they have a dog park right here!), we headed to the hub of Nashville...Broadway! We hit all Ben's favorite stops, enjoying Bloody Mary's and live music at Rippy's and Legends, stopping for BBQ at Jack's, some delicious sushi and a little boot shopping, no luck yet! boo! We were like college kids out past 2:00 am, and I was the last girl standing!
Saturday was spent touring the town and eating some more, then our dear friends wedding and an even later night downtown. By Sunday we were both beat. We hit the farmers market and the famous Antique Archeology store owned by Mike Wolfe of History channels American Pickers. Dinner was spent on the boat mostly because I could not keep my eyes open.
We didn't get much sleep this weekend but enjoyed every minute of our time here spent with our friends and each other! I'm a huge fan of Nashville...I can not wait to go back, and maybe get some boots!!