Well we left Texarkana on August 8, 2010 to begin Georgia and Glenn's excellent adventure.... Our first stop was Graceland in Memphis Tennessee. We had been through Memphis many times but had never taken to time to visit there so we decided this was a place we should see as we began our American journey.
In the 1950's Elvis was known as "The King". Plain and simple he rode into stardom on a wave of rock, roll and rhythm. The mansion and grounds are toured with digital audio headphones.
I was never a big Elvis fan but I did like some of his music. I never cried when he was on the Ed Sullivan show or scream at any of his concerts but a trip to this museum you can tell he was the "King". There are several rooms which display his gold and platinum records as well as all of his awards . This tour ends with a stroll through Meditation Garden
where Elvis and his family are buried. It even included a tour of his 2 airplanes both of which are named after his daughter Lisa Marie. They are just as he left them.
We ate while we were there at a restaurant called Neely's Bar B Q. They have a cooking show on the Food channel. The food was very good. Glenn had his favorite Beef Ribs and I had my favorite Brisket. It was short on atmosphere but pretty good food. While we were there we met a man from Atlanta Ga (Stone Mountain area) who was at the next table. He was employed with the FFA internal affairs. After visiting with him and letting him know my love for cooking he told me about his secret recipe for 5 Bean Salad that has never been given out but always requested. I promised never to reveal it. I have made it and it is Yummy. He always makes it for his tailgate parties when he attends the Atlanta Falcons game.
We enjoyed our time in Memphis and stayed at the
E-Z Days R V Park. It was very nice and quite.
Glenn and Georgia
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- We decided that it was time to see America so we sold our home (in 3 weeks) and bought a new 5th wheel and took to the road. It was hard to leave our grandchildren but with email,texts and cell phones we knew they would survive...and so would we. Almost everything we own is in 3 pods in Texarkana Texas. We plan to travel as much as we can and have met so many great people so far..and who knows...maybe we don't need all of that "stuff" in storage cause we sure don't need it on the RV. A very simple lifestyle and we love it more everyday.
