Memphis, TN

We are now on our way to Lake Dardanelle State Park in Russellville, AR and it seems the best time for us to recap our journey is while we are driving to our next location so here we are: The long drive takes a toll as we are still learning about the RV and all its many functions. Getting gas is a challenge, you need to pick the gas station and the pump itself with care, the RV is 12 ft 10 inches tall so height is a factor but more than that is getting back on the road once you get gas, not so fun! But with everything we will get better with time and we are finding our favorite gas stations already.

Driving through TN was beautiful, we kept saying over and over, look at how green the grass is! (Winter was way too long this year!). We drove 442 Miles on April 1st (Lisa's b-day) and we arrived at the Mempis-Graceland RV Park located off of Elvis Presley Blvd on Lonely Street behind the Heartbreak Hotel which was directly across the street from the king's home itself - Graceland. This was our first camping experience with the RV and it was so much fun. Minus the rain and the fact that the starter broke on the Jeep (Not fun, no Beal Street for us!). All is fixed now and we spent an extra day at the park which worked out great to learn more about the RV. So, instead of heading to Beal Street we got picked up in a Pink Cadillac Limo (No joke) and we were taken to a local BBQ joint, let's just say we would not return for the BBQ but the Pink Limo was a hoot!

The next morning we headed to Graceland and toured his Mansion, automobile collection, the Lisa Marie and Hound Dog II Air Planes and 2 museum's; 1 dedicated to his outfits and 1 talking about his time as Private Presley. Seeing all of the pictures of Elvis reminded us how at times Jim (Lisa's Dad) had a striking resemblance to Elvis, very cool!

Did you know Lisa had her own plane? :)

Did you know that Sirius Radio has a station dedicated to Elvis, All Elvis, All the Time - we listened to it during our stay in Graceland in Memory of the King. (However we never heard Troy's favorite Elvis tune "In the Ghetto", good thing he as it on his itunes and we can listen to it over and over and over again anytime he feels like it!) And a visit to Graceland would not be complete without trying a few of favorites of Elvis so we made ourselves Peanut Butter and Banana Grilled Sandwiches, not bad! This was the first meal we cooked in the RV and we (Lisa) made the fire alarm go off, oops - next time we will turn on the ceiling fan!

For those of you wondering the puppies are doing very well, adjusting to all the changes in daily routine but getting to spend quality time with us!

Next Blog: Saturday, April 5th on our way to Oklahoma City