Paducah Here We Come!

On Monday, July 19, we headed west on I-40, driving through Nashville and north to Clarksville, with Paducah, Kentucky, our first stop. We had a reservation at Duck Creek RV Park, where Smoky had wisely asked if they could give us a slot we could drive through rather than back into.

We arrived around 5:30 in the afternoon, with plenty of time to get set up before dinner. It was different this time, given that we couldn't run back home for whatever we forgot. All the planning Smoky put in paid off. We had all the parts and pieces needed. And we got to use my great bamboo clothes line!

Smoky outside our trailer at Duck Creek RV Park.

I learned some lessons regarding dinner prep: mainly, plan ahead and remove what you want to eat from the freezer before the last minute. The microwave doesn't work quite as efficiently as our larger one at home. But we did eat, eventually, and it tasted pretty darned good, especially the chocolate cake!

After dinner, I walked around the campground, which was almost full! The sun had gone down, but the temperature was still in the 90s with humidity just as high. This made us both really happy to have a trailer with air conditioning.

Before bed, we showered at Duck Creek's very nice clubhouse, figuring one last experience in a large shower was OK, given that the rest of our trip showers would be in our little trailer. Early Tuesday morning, the sun was bright and hot. "Welcome to the midwest," said Smoky.

--Shann