Dingle RV Adventures

We arrived in Memphis about noon. Crossed over the mighty Mississippi

and set up across from Graceland in an RV park

We then walked over to Graceland for the mansion tour. We were not allowed in the upstairs,the private part of the mansion, only the downstairs area where Elvis was always dressed to see the public or visitors. We did not see Elvis.

After our tour we then headed to Sun Studio and then on to the Peabody Hotel to watch the famous duck walk at 5 pm.

Then we visited Beale Street and listened to the soul sounds coming from the many bars.

We ate ribs at the famous Rendevous restaurant. The entrance is actually in an alley. The ribs were excellent.

This is the last of our glory days sightseeing. Tomorrow we start the last leg home. We will travel to Montgomery, Al to spend the night then on to Gainesville and the end to a great RV trip.

Hope you have enjoyed our adventures and photos.

BUT we are even more excited that they are finally on their way home. Kory has been following The Adventures of Granny and Pop with interest - especially where dinosaurs and aliens are concerned. Shelby has taken it all in stride and is having a perfectly fantastic summer in the beautiful sunny Florida weather.

We are looking forward to hearing all the stories that weren't fit to print. I'm sure Granny has a little something to say about their travels. Can't wait to see you guys! Enjoy your last few days on the road and drive safe.

Lee

P.S. Shelby is looking forward to seeing the picture of pink sand. She wanted you to bring it over last night but she has agreed to wait a while longer.

We are now parked in an RV Campground directly across from Graceland.

Yesterday we travelled from Oklahoma City to Little Rock. We had our first day of rain since leaving Florida. It started about 11 am and lasted until we stopped at Little Rock. Today we drove from Little Rock to Memphis about 150 miles.

We are now off to get fleeced by the tourist pirates in Memphis.

We left Amarillo and headed east on I-40. The weather was clear as it has been for our trip thus far. Once we crossed into Oklahoma the landscape changed dramatically. It is rolling green hills and trees. However, the winds were cross winds at 20 mph. This seems to be the norm for this area. All the trees seem to be permanently bent from a prevailing southwest wind.

The roads have been less than satisfactory for interstates. Texas and Oklahoma should be ashamed of the condition of their interstates. I-40 through Oklahoma City is the worst I have ever driven on. It was shake, rattle and roll.

No visit to Oklahoma City could be complete without a visit to the Murrah Building Memorial.

The smaller chairs represent children killed in the 1995 blast.

Tomorrow on to Little Rock, then the next day the home of the King of Rock and Roll.

We left Santa Fe and changed our route slightly as a result of input from Earl Porter. He suggested we take I-25 north to Las Vegas, NM and turn on this nice scenic 2 lane road that will take us to Tucumcari, NM and onto I-40. Well the ride to Las Vegas was through the San Miguel Mountains with spectacular views. We then turned a hard right in Las Vegas, NM and headed south on NM 104 to Tucumcari, some 100 miles south.

It immediately opened into a high plain area at 7000 feet. This was the first 40 miles. Then we started to climb and then descend all this while seeing maybe 3 or 4 other cars. The descent will cost Earl a new arm rest for my navigator. Kathy did not like the winding 9% grade with a guard rail at times. Her nails and fingerprints are forever imbedded in the armrest.

However, the excitement goes on. We spotted our first coyote of the trip.

After this we arrived in the valley to discover Lake Conchas State Park. Well, we decided that it was lunch time so we pulled in to discover that maybe one of Pop's shortcuts wasn't going to work out.

Opps! Hope the brakes work.

As it turned out it was a great spot for lunch.

Well we made it to Tucumcari after a slight detour etc and finally made it to I-40. After seeing Tucumcari, where Earl was raised, I can understand why he decided on settling in Santa FE.