We were greeted by John (or was it Mike? sorry!) when we arrived and he gave us a brief little tour of the carriage house and recommended some places to visit. The house was in perfect shape and we had a great time in Nashville. Our Nashville weekend was the lucky one. The city got 6 to 8 inches of snow and by late Friday and through the weekend, most of the neighborhood roads and other non-major roads were pretty icy with compacted snow. We were able to make it to the Bridgestone Arena to see Tool on Saturday night and luckily were able to walk everywhere else we needed to go. Unfortunately a lot of the city was closed so we couldn't get out and discover as much of Nashville as we wanted, but we still had a great time. Our highlight was snow sledding down the nearby fairway on Shelby Golf Course on Friday night.
John and Mike's hospitality can be illustrated with a single example. Saturday night, we were downtown in Nashville. When we got back to the house around midnight, there was a note on the door. It said that we were welcome to stay late on Sunday or even stay another night for no charge. This was just to make sure we got back home safely. We wound up leaving without any problem just before noon on Sunday, but just that gesture alone speaks volumes about what kind of people John and Mike are. Thanks guys. We hope we'll be back one day when the weather is better!