Day 1: On to Nashville

We left at 8 am for a long day if interstate riding. Destination was Nashville where we would meet up with a friend who would be joining us on the Natchez Trace. The morning was already warm and humid and we were to expect it only to climb. The ride through Ohio was good and traffic wad light on this Sunday. The only notable moment was outside Dayton when we passed this church that is known for their huge statue of Jesus. However the statue wasn't there.it has been struck by lightning and burned.the only thing remaining was the metal frame. Very weird.We exited 75 onto 71 in northern Kentucky. As we rounded the ramp we could see this dark clouds. I headed for the nearest exit and as we exited, huge drops of rain fell that turned into a down poor just as we got under the overhang at the BP station. We stayed there for 30 minutes and waited out the storm before putting on rain gear and heading to Louisville. We road a good 60 miles in rain and the sun speared. We found the Bluegrass. Harley Dealer and took off the rain gear before heading in to buy a t-shirt. From there it was a long rode to Nashville through on again off again showers that were annoying. They would start and stop so quickly that we didn't even put on the rain gear. Finally we approached Nashville. The city is bigger than I realized.We made our way through the city to our hotel on the east side near the Hermitage, our first destination tomorrow. Once here we jettisoned the wet clothes, put on the shorts and found s Mexican restaurant for dinner. Five hundred and fifteen miles down. More than what we wanted in a day.