Two weeks in Memphis...

Been a lot going on, even though we haven't been notating it regularly here on the blog.

Love the Tom Sawyer's Mississippi River RV Park.  Nothing like walking to the benches and watching the barges go by.  Great to see how busy they are.  Rallies, groups, caravans.  They have been 70-80% full every day which is good to see.

Met our friends Fred and Vickie here, which is always a great time.  They had to leave early for home, but the time they spent with us here was magical for a couple of nomads like us.  We truly appreciate their friendship.

We've been over to Memphis a couple of times.  First went over to "see" Beale Street for the first weekend.  Great street atmosphere, Blues blaring from each happening joint.  Fascinating in one place where you can tell they weren't going to tear down an old building, so they supported the front of it with huge beams.  Really odd.

Second time over, we did the loop trolley and saw the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968. They've done a great job of recreating and restoring the old girl to looking like that fateful night.


As a college football fan, we couldn't pass up going to an Ole Miss home game and seeing the tailgating at "The Grove" plus a lunch at the Ajax Diner.  What a great atmosphere for college football.  10 acres of tents, scores of tailgaters, it was fantastic.  Oxford is such a great little college town, but The Grove has got to be at the top of your tailgating list.