Greensboro to Nashville
We’re about 465 miles and one time zone closer to Hollywood now. We got up and out of Greensboro fairly early because we had our longest drive of the trip so far, but tradition is tradition, and the one we established on our way here was to find a nice place to have a cup of coffee, do the NYT puzzles and map out the day. So we hopped off the highway about 20 minutes down the road in Winston-Salem and enjoyed our morning fare at a place called Remedy. The neighborhood was very quaint, filled with hills and parks and nice little houses. The coffee shop curated a nice vibe - soothing jazz standards and books and comfy couches and a nice view at the tables outside. And guess what. We solved Letter Boxed in two words today. TWO WORDS. I honestly was starting to think I’d never do it. To be honest, I never really cared to do it but my Dad was giving Bryana and I. a lot of shit for solving the puzzle in three or four words so we’ve been on a mission. We went SWINGERS to SQUARELY and I’ll never forget the elation I felt in that moment.
Anyway, Bryana and Un enjoyed some quiche that they swore by (I’m not a big egg guy), we finished our coffee and the rest of the puzzles and hit the road. The drive through the Appalachian mountains was beautiful. I have a soft spot for the woods - they’re very peaceful to me. It was pretty but it felt particularly long. We made it Nashville around 7:00 pm. I have to say this now: Lots of people have told me I have to go to Nashville or how much I would love Nashville, and I know I’ve only been here a few hours at the time of writing this but, I’m not sure why people say that. The city is fine. We had good food at a bar/restaurant in East Nashville, and we’ll be doing some more exploring tomorrow so my opinion could change by then, but I’m not feeling the draw. It’s fine, but give me LA or New York or Chicago or San Francisco or Denver any day. Dinner cost the same here as it would in any of those cities. I don’t know, do they say that because of the songwriters here? That’d be a stretch. People write songs everywhere, and this isn’t exactly my style. .I don’t know, I’ll give it another chance tomorrow. We’re going to spend some time with Understanding’s sister before we head to Memphis. There’s music there too. Who knows what will happen.
-J.P.