It has been a while since we last updated you on our journey. The truth is we have been having so much fun exploring Charleston, South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; a lot of Florida (especially the Everglades and Cedar Key); Big Canoe, Georgia (again); Nashville & Memphis, Tennessee taking and editing a zillion photos, there has been too little time for writing.
Now this update will be longer than usual but we promise you’ll enjoy it.
Where We Are
This is being written from a pet sit located in Groom Creek, Arizona, a lovely spot smack dab in the Prescott National Forest. Our charge is a sweet, handsome, and mature Golden Retriever named Casey.
We are surrounded by pine trees, blue skies, spring flowers, and deer, lots of deer.
Deer on a Hill 
Spring Lilacs 
Acorn Woodpecker (pretty but not well liked) 
Old Coach just waiting for riders
Where We’ve Been
This was a short stay that we wish had been longer. The wildlife is amazing, often beautiful and sometimes a tad scary.
Big Canoe, Georgia (again)
Our second pet sit, for our now great friends Bob and Ann, was just as wonderful as the first. Rudy, the 11 month old Boxer mix, was away at “school” so it was just Bev and I with big Blue, the 11 year old, 95 pound Pit Bull, and Snickers, the cat that is more dog than cat and the most vocal animal we have ever been around.
The Great Smokey Mountains
This stop was another big treat and quite an adventure. We were hoping to see a bear or two during our visit to Cades Cove, but we had to settle for wild turkeys and stunning views.
and actually chased him back to our car.
this Elk crossing a very busy section of road in Cherokee
to roll down the window and take a couple of pictures.
Nashville
To maximize our time in Nashville we stayed at the Grand Old Opry Hotel. The hotel was enormous and from what we could observe, pretty empty. Covid restrictions hit the hospitality industry hard, and it shows. Good news for us but unfortunate for the hotel. In fact, our experience during our road travels over the past year was similar everywhere — Santa Fe, Austin, New Orleans, Florida, Charleston, and Savannah. Everywhere we went, we had it pretty much to ourselves.
Memphis
We wanted to stay at the Peabody Hotel specifically to see the ducks. There is a little wading pool in the middle of the lobby. Some many years ago the hotel manager went duck hunting with a friend. As the story goes, they had a bit too much “Jack” and thought it was a great idea to bring some live ducks back to the hotel and put them in the wading pool. Well, the hotel guests loved it and the Duck Branding at the Peabody Hotel began.
Today, there is a Duck Manager who cares for them, trains them, and orchestrates a live “Duck March” show twice each day. He parades them down an elevator, off the elevator and into the pool, then does an interactive show with guest participation, rounds them up, parades them back to the elevator and up to their homes.
Both daily performances are largely sold out (it is FREE but the lobby is completely full). People love it. And, as you might imagine they have taken the “Duck Brand” to extremes. Note the picture below from our room at the hotel.
Well, we told you this would be long. The good news is we have brought you up-to-date on our travels. Next stop will be a look at The Wild Mustangs of the Salt River and then our current Pet Sit in the Prescott National Forest.
See you on the Road,
Bev & John
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