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| View from front of site |
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| View from side of site |
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| 19 Barges being pushed up the Mississippi |
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| When we looked at the satellite image, the entire park was covered with mud - must of been from the May 2011 flood. |
How can you go to Memphis and not go to Graceland.
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| Craig's first "selfie". Only took 5 tries to get both of us and the sign. |
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| The famous jungle room. |
Another great thing about the area, cheapest gas we've found so far.
We visited Beale street in downtown Memphis, of course notice that there are not that many people in the pictures - we were there at 11 am (not pm).
Once we walked around the town to include the Saturday Farmer's Market, we ate at Charlie Vergo's Rendezvous restaurant - a little hard to find as it was in the middle of an alley. This is a world famous barbecue restaurant known for their dry rub ribs.
On Monday, we started off at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, known for the ducks coming into the fountain in the lobby at 11 am and then they go back to their Duck Suite at 5:00.
From there we went to the Burkle Estate, also known as the Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum. The estate was built by a German immigrant in1849 and was known to operate the Underground Railroad way station since his home was only a couple blocks from the Mississippi river. We were able to see the underground tunnels and cellar that stored the slaves until they were able to escape up the Mississippi river into Canada.
We went to lunch at the world famous restaurant - Gus's Fried Chicken in Memphis. This restaurant has been in existence since 1950s and is being ran by the third generation of the family. Known for their spicy fried chicken which was everything they advertised. And just as good was their old
fashioned coconut cream pie.
We had rain and lightning forecasts on Tuesday, so we stayed one additional day before moving on to Little Rock.
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