Here is the pics from the odyssey down south of Jackson120 and Eageled.

This is Ed as we visited John and June's graves in Nashville

We met up with Gina and Lisa (gren) in Nashville and visited the site of John's house. Here they are in front of the gate and the bell garden is behind them.


Ed and I in front of the sign for the Johnny Cash Highway.


Here we met Manuel, the designer for alot of the country music stars' embroidered and sequined outfits. He was quite taken with Gina's tattoo.



Ed poses by the autographed guitar near Tootsie's in downtown Nashville.

Luke playing for the Cash Gang in at our Kingsport hotel while we were at the Fold.



Ed, car-shopping at Universal Studios in Orlando.

Ed riding his favorite Seuss character on the carousel. There were no sheep at Universal Islands of Adventure.

Ed thought he would crown his trip by returning with a new hairstyle or a new hat.

Next stop on the trip was the Gulf Coast of Florida where we were joined by our guide, Terry (Jimterry).







Finally, we hit the big town, DesMoines, Iowa where Ed joined forces with the infamous Skip Joens. After escaping from the girls at Hooters (and a number of beers) they switched to joint songwriting. Those Johnny Cash tunes they were singing and playing along with will never sound the same to me.

Ed heads back to New Zealand on Tuesday. We hope he is going back with alot of good memories of the good times shown him by the Cash Gang here in the states. Thanks especially to Lisa, Terry and Skip who opened their hearts and homes to him on his adventures. The gang at the Fold added a new dimension and plenty of memories too. Thanks guys.

Great photos Joan & Ed, thanks for sharing them and visiting Pat & I. We had a great time and both of you are welcome back anytime. Can't wait for next year

Joan! Great Pictures Gal! I really enjoyed seeing you again and meeting ED. We all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the time we all spent together. I can't wait for the Cashbash 2008 StevenM

Joan, the pictures were great. Jim and I enjoyed having you and Ed at our home, and I enjoyed our trip to the beach. The lighthouse picture on Boca Grande turned out great....Luke will love it, since his Dad worked there when Luke was just a gleam in his Daddy's eye!

Can't wait for next year. Hope Ed saves his pennies or whatever they call them in New Zealand so he can join us at CASHBASH.

Joan,
I was hoping to see some of your photos from Florida and Iowa. These were great...looks like you had some great hosts, too!

Next stop...Cashbash 08.

Great pics joan;looks like you had a blast{dating myself LOL}THANKS for sharing.As Always Your Maine Friend JIM {kewlguyjim}

Excellent photos, Joan, other than the one of me. Thanks for sharing! I hope Ed enjoyed his visit here in the States, and has some great memories to take back with him. I enjoyed all your pics, so thanks for taking us along with you by sharing them. It was great to see familiar faces, even my cyber daughter Gina, who I have yet to meet! The only thing that would've made this collection complete would have been a photo of you eating gator tail here in Florida! LOL.

Yep, Terry, I did love the Boca Granda lighthouse photo! Looks like you had the perfect day for it, weather-wise!

The one of Ed and Skip was hilarious, especially with THE MAN in the background, expressing himself. Was that planned, or serendipity?

Luke "Swamp Rat" Wilson

If you had heard the singing, John's gesture would make sense