Road Trip! (The Open Nesters on the Open Road)

Road Trip!

Tessa & Amir hope to send some semi-regular logs of our days as we will also check in and keep a record of how it feels to be in close quarters on this RV trip for 12 days as Open Nesters.

LOG – 1 – The Open Nesters head out.

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LOG 2 – Enjoyed our time in VA with our new friend since we began our Open Nester podcast, Kitty Chambliss of Loving without Boundaries, where me met up at City Diner in Alexandria (we can use photo). Kitty introduced her to one of her home nesting partners as they practice a lot of love in their home as a polyamorous pod. Kitty lives with her husband and her boyfriend in what is known in the poly world as a V (she is the only common love/r) but the guys are close friends through their loving home arrangement.

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LOG 3 – Departing Asheville on a rainy day, Tessa & Amir fell in love with the beautiful mountainous original east coast hippy city that is getting so much attention and attracting a more ‘boujie’ vibe with chain hotels & restaurants moving in. Through Open Nester friends, they connected with Rob & Ronna, who call themselves part of the Asheville 1000 from 40 plus years back – all of whom know one another. It is always the people that give one a warm feeling and the welcoming and views from Ronna & Rob’s hot-tub overlooking the Apalachian mountains is sure to be a favorite on this trip. They like it so much that they are altering their trip to spend another three days in Asheville at the end of the trip!

LOG 4 – After a long day of driving, Tessa & Amir are breathing to keep calm and carry on. Not at all on one another’s nerves yet, but Tessa is certainly wishing that the weather was warmer so they could take a hike or bike in nature and get some energy moving! Heading into a day that promises more sunshine and closer to 60 degrees, they will explore The Music City, Nashville today!

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LOG 5 – Nashville among all the huge amount of trucks (far more than cars!) on I-40.

All new experiences.

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LOG 6 – Graceland was much cooler than we expected and we now have deeper appreciation for ‘The King.’ We felt we had a private tour as there were barely 20 people in the entire park ground. Definitely recommend traveling off season – as for us it was warm in 50-60 degree weather. Largely due to Covid but Feb isn’t a big travel month to TN so it felt spacious … no crowds!

LOG 6 – Food not something to write home about as we ate our candlelit Asian dinner in the RV but we always trying to create our own internal vibe and this definitely helped!

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N’awlins Stories and Pictures

The grand tour of amazing American cultural, music and fun cities and venues continues. The Open Nesters Hit New Orleans and have a lot to say about it. See the pics and hear the captain’s log below.

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