After 12 hours of research

Southern Comfort…La! (8D/7N)

Hi Guys,
Finally, the plan is down in black and white. Below will be the itenarary for our 8 days 7 nights trip to the South. This trip embodies the quirkiness and distinct flavour the South has to offer. NO big cities and tall skyscrapers, NO overrated theme parks..just small town charm, sophistication and quirkiness. Each little stop telling its own subtle story about America's cultural and natural richness. Take the path least travelled...in an RV:) (yeah i know, we how cool)

Issues that may arise would be figuring out the functions and operations of our RV and the restrictions that it will impose with regards to parking and driving in the city. We would have to learn that through experience. Also, after reading the RV reviews online, I realised that another fun part of our trip would be the RV culture (which, may be dangerous in some cases) but don't worry! I chose RV parks that were reliable, family friendly and safe (but i mean, who knows..). During warm weather, the owners and campers would all come out for BBQ nights campfires and all. So if we happen to pop by one, we should just let our hair down and join in!

Also, I would just like to warn you that the places/attractions that you are going to see in this itenarary aren't exactly those that you will recognize in a jiffy. However, they were picked after much EXTENSIVE background and price research. If you guys are free, just google each one of the attractions and you will know what i mean. Read up on them! Its good to know about the place you have such brief physical acquaintance with.

This is starting to sound like a preface of a travel guide book. So i shall stop here. If you guys are too LAZY to google and find out more about them, I will write an intro soon enough. (its 4am now.i m SHAGGED). The next step would be to settle our logistics! Pots, pans, toilet rolls, food. Who's up for that? Also, booking of the RV sites!anddd.. off coursee, ammendments, suggestions, improvements to this rough itenarary always appreciated. I am not always right all the time and you guys may have a different area of interest. Will accomodate everyone of cos=)

Much Love,
Val

Southern Comfort (8D/7N)

Friday-27th April
9am: Ann Arbor – Westland (20min)
• DVD viewing at the rental center
• Load equipment and luggage
11am: Westland – Elizabethtown (6 hrs 30 min)
• Sight-seeing (take a photo with the Elizabethtown sign!)
• Dinner
8pm: Elizabethtown – Bowling Green (1 hr 15 min)
• Arrive at accommodation – Bowling Green KOA

Saturday-28th April
8am: Bowling Green – Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Memorial (1hr 20 min)
• Historical sight-seeing
10am: Abraham Lincoln Memorial – Mammoth Cave (1 hr 10 min)
• New Entrance Tour of Mammoth Caves (1130am)
• Self-exploration
• Water and Wildflowers Cedar Sink Hike (330pm)
6pm: Mammoth Cave – Nashville (1 hr 45 min)
• Dinner
• Night tour of Nashville
• Arrive at accommodation – Two Rivers Campground

Sunday – 29th April
9pm: Nashville – Memphis (3 hr 7 min)
• Nashville – Memphis = America’s Music Valley
• Memphis city tour (Beale Street-America Blues Corridor, The Arcade Restaurant- featured in Elizabethtown “Best Chili in the World”, The Pyramid, River Walk, Peabody Place Mall, Nightlife)
• Arrive at accommodation – Memphis-Graceland RV Park

Monday – 30th April
9pm: Memphis Tour Continued
• Memphis City Tour: (National Civil Rights Museum, Graceland)
1pm: Memphis – Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Gatlinburg (6 hr)
• Dinner
• Arrive at accommodation – Twin Creek RV Resort

Tuesday – 1st May
• Great Smoky Mountains: Recreational Activities (Fishing, Hiking, Biking, Sightseeing, Photography, Canoeing)
• Accommodation – Twin Creek RV Resort


Wednesday – 2nd May
• Dollywood ( Theme Park in the Mountains!)
• Accommodation – Twin Creek RV Resort

Thursday – 3rd May
9am: Great Smoky Mountains – Sanders Café, Corbin (2 hr 20 min)
• Sanders Café: where KFC all started!
• Lunch
130pm: Sanders Café, Corbin – Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill (1 hr 42 min)
• Sight-seeing: Utopian settlement recreation of Shaker missionaries
OR
130pm: Sanders Café, Corbin – Daniel Boone National Forest (1 hr 30 min)
• Viewing of Natural Bridge and Sky Bridge
• Nature sight-seeing
8pm: Daniel Boone National Forest – Lexington (30 min)
• Arrival at accommodation - Natchez Trace State Park

Friday – 4th May
9pm: Tour Lexington (Horse Farms)
11pm: Lexington – Whisperingwoods Trail (1 hr)
• 2 hr horse riding trail
• Lunch
3pm: Whisperingwoord Trail – Ann Arbor (5 hr)


Created by Val
Courtesy of Mapquest, RVparksreview and The Rough Guide to USA