Going West 2013: Memphis!

We left beautiful Tellico Reservoir about 7:15 this morning and promptly crossed into the central time zone making it 6:15 AM. The good news is Shoney’s breakfast buffet is open and hot at 7 AM. Along I 40 we passed a serious truck accident in the opposite lanes involving at least three trucks, two of which ended in the median, but I think everyone was more or less ok. One truck was mostly destroyed, but I could see the driver’s area was still amazingly intact. If he had his seatbelt on he was ok. I posted a pic on Mom’s facebook page.

We arrived in Memphis at the Graceland RV park around 2 PM CST. The receptionist was surprised we didn’t want information about Graceland, since it is right next door and the CG is part of the compound, right behind the Heartbreak Hotel. Really. I explained we had toured it the last time we were here. After resting a bit and a dip in the pool ‘cause it was 92 degrees and humid, we went downtown to Beale Street. We ate at Miss Polly’s Soul City Cafe. Mom had chicken, I had a catfish sandwich. Yum. We stopped in a couple of Blues places and also found a place with a big band and singers that were doing 40’s music, so we got to dance a bit. It was sort of open mike / jam session jazz and big band. The beer is good, the weather is good, the food is good, the music is good, Life is good.