Walking Around Historic Downtown Florence, Alabama

August 30, 2024 On August 23 (Friday), in the evening, we rode the motorcycle into the historic downtown of Florence. We parked the motorcycle and walked through the vibrant downtown thronging with people to Jake’s Place Bistro and The Bake Shop. We picked Jake’s Place due to the excellent reviews. There was live music, a […]

Visiting the Veterans Memorial Park in Florence, AL

August 26, 2024 On Saturday (August 24), we rode to the Wilson Dam Road and crossed the Tennessee River on top of the Wilson Dam. It was beautiful. We rode to the Florence Veterans Memorial Park along the Tennessee River. We parked by the playground and walked towards the Veterans Memorial. We waited until the […]

Tuscumbia Railways Museum

August 26, 2024 On August 22 (Thursday), we rode to the Tuscumbia Railways Museum. We were sure it was going to be open since Google claimed it was temporarily closed. Google was wrong; the museum was open. The Tuscumbia Railways Museum, shown on Google maps as Tuscumbia Railways, is near downtown Tuscumbia. They have several […]

A Walk Around Downtown Tuscumbia, AL

August 23, 2024 On August 20, we rode the motorcycle to Walmart to get Bruce’s scripts transferred to the local Walmart pharmacy. We then rode to downtown Tuscumbia to look around. Since it was hot, we decided to stop in at the Palace Ice Cream Parlor. It was a beautiful old building with delicious ice […]

With Gold Records on the Wall

August 19, 2024 On Friday, I headed over to the nearby Alabama Music Hall of Fame. I walked up to the entrance to the very Southern welcome sign. The three main entrance doors were stylized gold records. The floor in the entrance was set with stars. I walked to the right and paid the entrance […]

Visiting the Tennessee Valley of Art in Tuscumbia, AL

August 16, 2024 On August 15, after dropping Bruce off at the airport, I drove the truck back to the RV and took Nox for a walk. I hung out with Nox for a while. I read while she rested next to me. I decided I wanted to go see the museum of art in […]

The Only Kind in the World

August 15, 2024 Yesterday, we drove the truck down a hilly, winding narrow road to the Coon Dog Cemetery. It is officially the Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard. Everyone just calls it the Coon Dog Cemetery. Only coon dogs are allowed to be buried in this cemetery. Here’s a link to the Coon Dog […]

Wilson Dam and Wilson Dam Waterfall

August 14, 2024 Yesterday, Bruce asked me what I wanted to do. I said I wanted to see waterfalls. The Wilson Dam Waterfall is only 10 miles from the RV park, so I suggested it. We made sure we had water to drink. We followed Google’s advice took the truck to the Wilson Dam Visitors […]

Riverfront Park along the Tennessee River in Alabama

August 14, 2024 After our visit to Tuscumbia Spring Park on Sunday (August 11), Bruce wanted to see the Tennessee River. I asked Google to take us to the nearest park on the Tennessee River and it provided directions. We went through a very sketchy part of town, before getting on major streets again. The […]

Tuscumbia Spring Park in Alabama

August 13, 2024 Bruce asked me what I’d like to do on Sunday, August 11. I told him I wanted to see some of the local waterfalls. The Tuscumbia Spring Park is nearby and had good reviews on Google. People mentioned just how spectacular the waterfall was. The Cold Water Falls at Tuscumbia Spring Park […]