Day 13: Rest day - Nashville, TN

Nau maiYesterday we took a day of rest in Music City. It was another day that began waking up in the carpark of a forgettable hotel with a confusing naming convention, this particular one taking the name Hampton Inn & Suites Nashville-Vanderbilt-Elliston. The day was pleasantly warm and the skies were clear and we were all ready to invest a considerable portion of the middle of our day in the worthy pursuit of breakfast. Our bus driver John had put forward a suggestion, a Nashville institution called Monell’s that serves southern food in a setting that could be called family-style. We turned up at the premises in Germantown and found a tidy brick house with a sunny and inviting courtyard. After a short time we were called inside, joining a large family who were seated around the largest dining table I’ve ever sat at. Plates were passed around, pitchers of sweet tea and lemonade were set out and salads were served as the proceedings began. A few minutes later the hot food began to…