Sunday's Highlights:
- Left Jackson at 11:10 a.m. to head back to BG
- Saw detour signs because of horrible flooding
- Decided to take detour route sooner to bypass all the traffic
- Drove for a while
- Figured we had traveled past the detour area and headed to Interstate
- Reached the Dickson exit and saw all traffic stopped
- Stopped at a Shell station to figure out where we were going to go and to take a break for a few minutes
- Came up with a plan to head south and try to make it past the Cumberland River
- Saw an entire shopping center under water
- Almost had a nervous breakdown from hectic traveling and a baby that had been crying for over an hour
- Made our way back to a different Interstate exit and was directed to a different Shell station at the Kingston Springs exit
- Discovered we could not get back to BG and were told to camp out at the Shell station for at least a day and a half
- Developed a possible alternate route and exchanged numbers with some fellow stranded folks
- Received a call from fellow stranded folks saying they made it north
- Figured we should give it a shot
- Saw lots of homes flooded
- Drove and drove and drove and finally crossed over the Harpeth River and Cumberland River before it was completely covered with water (yay!)
- Ran into another road closure but was able to take another alternate route
- Drove some more
- Reached I-65 which put us about 30 minutes from home
- Pulled into the driveway 9 and 1/2 hours after leaving Jackson
The End
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