beautiful Sunday drive

Sunday we were up early enough to put some things into the car before going to McDonald’s for another parfait. We then continued to the Cowboy Church. It was held in the theater connected with the Earnest Tubb record store. It is recorded and broadcast over a radio station. It began with an 8 piece band playing followed by an opening prayer. Then three guest singers came to the microphone one at a time. One of them had been nominated for the Inspirational Country Music Award to be presented tonight. He sang one particularly beautiful number. There was a message about Jonah and a long altar call. We were blessed by it although I did disagree with some of the theology. We returned to the motel, finished packing and left for the southwest side of Nashville at only noon. We followed the GPS to the entrance of the Natchez Trace Parkway. We stopped for a barbecue sandwich and then drove south. It was a bright, crisp autumn day and the sun made the leaves even more beautiful. There was little traffic and we stopped at several sites, the most notable of which was the monument to Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Northwest. The monument is where he committed suicide. It is a long way from Nashville to Natchez so we couldn’t drive the 400 miles in one afternoon at the speed limit of 50 mph. We stopped at around 5:30 In Tupelo, MS (it was dark because of the end of daylight savings time. The desk clerk at the motel recommended an Italian/Greek restaurant for dinner and we loved it. We had the Greek sampler platter. We returned to the newly renovated Howard Johnson for the night. We want to make Natchez tomorrow and it is 260 more miles. We were able to talk with both daughters on our way. It is always fun to learn what their families are doing.