Nashville was definitely more congested than the other areas we’ve been recently, but I’m glad we spent some time here anyway. We stayed at the Two Rivers Campground for 6 nights while we explored the city and looked at more houses.
We did a guided tour of Nashville one morning. Since we waited until the last minute to book it, we couldn’t get into the golf cart one we wanted, so we did the Tractor Tour instead. It was ok. I would have liked to have heard more stories, but the guy basically pointed at buildings and told us what it was. It still helped us get a feel for the city, though. When we got back from the tour, we decided to leave our truck parked there and walk back a couple of miles to the downtown area. We ended up picking up a couple of Byrd scooters, which was more fun than walking. We did the Johnny Cash museum, which was interesting. Then we walked down Broadway, which has lots of touristy Honky Tonks and restaurants. It was crazy loud, with multiple bars blaring their live music out into the streets. On our way back to the truck, we walked through The Gulch and stopped to eat at Peg Leg Porker, which our tour guide recommended. It was good, but didn’t reach the high expectations our guide had set. From there, we walked back to the truck and drove back to the RV, feeling like we at least got a small taste of the city.
Our favorite part of Nashville, was visiting the Grand Ole Opry. It was extremely entertaining, with Larry Gatlin hosting and several amazing singers and songwriters performing. They paid tribute to George Jones, so we heard a lot of stories about him, along with his songs. And the Gatlin brothers did a few gospel songs off the cuff, where they asked the audience to yell out a song, then Larry held up fingers to indicate chords for the rest of the band to follow along. There was some unbelievable talent on that stage — playing an obscure song they’d never heard before without missing a beat! It was also cool to see Dean Dillon again, the songwriter we “met” at Dollywood. After the show, we did the backstage tour, which was super interesting. We got to see all the various dressing rooms, which each had a different name and theme.
We spent two full days looking at houses; one of the days had houses that were over an hour away. Thankfully, Stephanie was able to go out with us on both days, so we didn’t have to work with a different agent.
782 New Deal Potts Rd, Cottontown, TN 37048– This house was pretty different than the others, with a contemporary look and feel. I thought it was pretty cool, but there were a few things that kept it from making the cut. Super small guest rooms, no door between the master bed and bath and no garage. It had great privacy in the back yard, but the front yard actually bordered two neighbors.- 433 Brown Rd, Lebanon, TN 37087 – This was an older house sitting back away from road, with a wide lot that looked nice with rolling hills and spaced out trees. It wasn’t an open floor plan, and kitchen and bath rooms would need updating. The garage was in the basement and the master closet and bathroom were small. Even with its issues, though, we kept it on our list as 2nd place today.
178 Gills Branch Ln, Gordonsville, TN 38563– This was a nice house sitting on top of a very large hill, but the road/driveway to get up to it were extremely long, narrow and steep. So, no go on this one.- 200 Charles Smith Rd, Milton, TN 37118 – This was probably the top choice of the day. It was a gorgeous house with all black & white decor. You could see it from the road, but there were lots of trees and a seasonal creek in the back. If anything, the house was almost too nice, so I’m not sure it would feel like a comfortable home to live in or not. Hmm.
1011 Saint Johns Rd, Lascassas, TN 37085– This one was close; both the house (probably my favorite of all we’ve looked at!) and the lot were great, BUT the builder built the house on a stupid spot on the lot. The lot was skinny near the road, then widened out significantly about half way back. The house was sitting right against property line in the skinny part. Plus they put the septic field right behind the house where an in-ground pool would normally go. Oh well!
On the second day we went out, we looked at these homes:
- 899 John Lunn Rd, Lewisburg, TN 37091 – This had thirty acres of mostly open flat land, with some trees in back. The house was nothing wow, but really nice, even though carpet would need replacing. It had a great front porch and covered deck. I liked this one better than the Pulaski one, so Randy and I had different top choices today.
- 560 Big Spring Hollow Rd, Pulaski, TN 38478 – Randy REALLY liked this property! I liked it well enough once you got up the narrow, steep driveway. The house was old but had been rennovated. It already had a pool, which was nice. And Randy thought having a sound studio would be cool. But in the end, I don’t think I’d like having to deal with the driveway on a day-to-day basis. And I think Pulaski might feel a little too remote for me. It was Randy’s top choice, though.
2999 Lewisburg Hwy, Pulaski, TN 38478– This house felt huge and was beautiful, with a great open floorplan and master suite. But lot wasn’t large enough, with houses still being built next door and neighbors nearby.350 Reece Ln, Pulaski, TN 38478– The front facade of this house was really cool. But it did not have enough privacy from the neighbors for Randy’s taste.
On our last day here, we met up with Rick and Rene Leffler for a 3 hour lunch at Hickory Falls, which was delicious. Rick owns the Awana recording keeping software that I help develop. It was fun catching up with them, and as always, we had lots in common to talk about!
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