Tennessee

Last Updated: July 6, 2026

Motorhome life has its unique challenges and rewards. Overall, we prefer wide open spaces and avoid crowds whenever possible, so our social distancing was already well established long before the term became universal. Having medical backgrounds, we practice infection precautions daily regardless of any particular pathogen. Nevertheless, short of wearing a hazmat suit, it is difficult to avoid exposure during a pandemic — supplies always need replenishment and storage space in a motorhome is finite. Trips to the grocery store and motorhome service appointments are unavoidable facts of full-time RV life. This post covers the transitional leg of our 2020 spring journey: north from Orange Beach, Alabama through Nashville and the Natchez Trace Parkway, heading toward the Newmar factory in Indiana for a service appointment we had booked six months earlier.