Cumberland Mountain to Seven Points

Sunday May 1, 2011

From Cumberland Mountain State Park

to Seven Points COE Campground

Up by 7 and actually on the road by 9:30. 
That’s  pretty good for us.

I really have no idea why it takes us so long
to get out especially since this time

David had done the tire and fluid checking the night before.

We had leftover chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast
which was yummy and fast.

I went on to Walmart to try to get a prescription filled
while he went to the dump station. 
Pharmacy isn’t open on Sunday DUH.

But we met up in the parking lot,
put the car on the dolly and

off down I 40 we went…west to Nashville.

Rain……………..I really hate traveling in the rain.

But luckily it was light  MOSTLY.

We got to Seven Points COE Campground
on J Percy Priest Lake
about 17 miles outside of Nashville
at about 2:00 PM only to find that

it was even more flooded than we’d heard.

As we drove around the campground loop
toward our campsite,
the road disappeared into the lake
and we had to cut through Site 16,
a pull through there on the left,
to pick the loop road up
on the other side of the water.

We had reserved lakefront site #17,

The campground called on Friday

to reassign us to site #18

across the road because #17 was flooded.

This is the front of Campsite #17 

the picnic table and electric

are back by the trees

all now under water.

Another shot of #17.

Here's Winnona high and dry in site 18.

We were a little too leary of more rain

to do much set up this first day. 

But it's a lovely spot. 

And although Site 18 isn't usually lake front,

we are now.

 

Duckie likes the view from his window

but he's anxious to get out in that water

although the park says,

no swimming or boating on the flooded lake.

  

Kayaking was one of our main

reasons for being here, 

in addition to the proximity to Nashville. 

We'll just have to come up

with some other things to do.

I think we can manage!!