We were both in bed just after 10,
well all 3 of us, last night and other than one wake up at 1 am (Clemson needed
a piddle) we slept well. Bill was up just after 6 but I snoozed on undisturbed
until closer to 7 on Wednesday, Oct. 31st. Hey! It’s Hallowe’en! I
get to wear my funny face today!
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| I took a walk along the Cumberland River this morning |
I immediately got dressed and went
out for a 30-minute walk getting 1.5 miles in at least. I’ve missed walking. I
didn’t do the pedestrian walkway, we’d do that later (so I thought) so instead
I walked along the Cumberland Riverfront at the back side of the stadium. It
was a beautiful morning, around 66F at that time. The sky had wispy light
clouds of which we expected to thicken up before the day’s end.
I made my tea upon my return and
started to work on my blog post before we headed out for some sightseeing. Rob
came over to discuss the time to go and we were all but ready to put our
running shoes on when another security guard came around and told us that
without a permit, we couldn’t stay there. If we left our units to tour the
town, we might return to a ticket OR finding our units had been towed. No way
would we take that chance.
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| History lesson of the day And no, this isn't referring to my cw singer 'Willie Nelson' |
He gave us another alternate Lot “T”
to park in but why would we trust that after this mix up? So, we had a group
meeting and decided to just leave the area and head towards Memphis today. We
plan to come this way on our return trip in the spring and if we find a park
for a few nights, we can take advantage of Nashville’s offerings. I was quite
bummed, saddened since I was so excited to be in this popular city, but I
totally understood that we had no choice.
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| There was something about this skyline that I was attracted to Maybe just because it is Nashville |
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| today's selfie, because I can |
Of course, had I known, I would have
walked downtown this morning just to take a quick peek. So, with a “we’ll be
back!” we caught I-24E to I-40W and began the journey to yet another popular
destination. It was 8:50 when we left the lot and it was 10:30 when we pulled
off to get fuel at a Speedway to the left. It was $3.159/gal compared to
$3.319/gal at Pilot to the right. No brainer even with the Pilot card.
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| The back of the Nissan Stadium Home of the Tennessee Titans |
We had a very dirty windshield from our night at the Walmart from late night street workers so I hopped out and washed the windshield once more. I thought I'd be nice to Rob and wash theirs too. He was grateful and gave me a hug later.......or was that to take away the sadness? It worked, either way.
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| Last night when we were sitting out, there were some young people scooting around on these electric scooters today, I saw 2 of them parked and understood a bit more |
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| They've got an app for that!! Anyone can use them |
We visited the restrooms and got a
coffee/tea and had a Hallowe’en treat at their store. That hit the spot and
while finishing our drinks, we pulled next door to an empty lot to discuss the
day’s agenda.
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| Mountain Roast coffee with double cream and sweetener Plus some Krispy Kreme bits |
Bill called our Memphis destination park to see if we could
arrive a day early and leave a day early and that was approved. Yay! When one
thing unfavorably jiggles, another good thing takes its place. We got back on
I-40W and even though clouds did appear heavier, we had brief patches of
sunshine. It was 72F and a beautiful day!
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| Let's just go! |
The drive was uneventful and actually
quite smooth. We made a couple more stops, one at a very full Rest Area that
Rob and Pat were able to park at but we weren’t. In that case, they needed to
stop and we didn’t so we waited on the ramp at the exit. Next was our turn and
we all turned into a Pilot fuel station for all 3 of us to take care of business.
Once loaded back in the trucks, we carried on the journey.
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| It really was a nice drive with nice roads and good weather |
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| We crossed this large Tennessee River Kentucky Lake |
Arriving in Memphis was much less
congested than Nashville was and we found Graceland RV Park easily with some
guidance from Rob and Pat behind us. Bill and Rob checked us into to our pull
through sites on Hound Dog Way. Why can’t they all be this easy? We were in, set up and having a
Happy Hour by 4 pm. The satellites were a bit challenging since we were under
some trees but it wasn’t a worry tonight. Our shows are on at the beginning of
the week.
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| We started seeing cotton fields along the north side of the interstate |
Nearing the end of our H.H. Rob saw
rain across the street near Graceland and people began running. We quickly
scooted our chairs away and said goodbye just in time for the sudden downpour.
It didn’t last long at all. It didn’t cool it off any, the temperature was still
registering 25C/77F even with no sun. Inside, we relaxed with our books and me
with my blog. Because of the change in plans, we each went on and made changes
to a couple of reservations down the road.
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| They do it big here in Tennessee Tennessee Department of Transport |
At 5, Clemson and I went for a walk.
Nope, not around the park, instead we walked back towards some of the Graceland
buildings. I don’t know what they are, I have never been here before and
none of the pamphlets from the park name them but the first one is the Ticket building, I think. I know Graceland itself is down
the street, about a block but I just wanted to walk and see what I could without going too far. I did see the pink Cadillac driving around picking up patrons to Marlowe's restaurant but didn't have my camera. I'll see it again, I'm sure.
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| Excitement is building inside me, I can feel it here |
Pat mentioned feeling emotional when
she visited the Mansion for the first time and just from this walk, getting
close to where Elvis lived, had my heart pumping. I think I’d better take some
Kleenex along tomorrow. LOL Around 5:30 I was feeling hungry enough for supper
so Bill’s choice was brown beans with some baguette slices and I was going to
warm up some of my green tomato and bacon soup that I’d made. I still hadn’t
really had any.
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| and here |
I was very impressed! It tastes yummy!
Maybe a tad on the salty side but I enjoyed it very much. I had about a bowl
and a half left in the one container so I took it over for Rob and Pat to give
it a try. They had finished supper so I left it for them for another night.
They may not like it and that is fine, but sometimes it is fun to share.
They’ve done that often enough with stuff they’ve bought or made so I’m glad I
had something to take them.
Bill and I sat after doing dishes and
just enjoyed our books. The rain returned around 6:15 so we remained inside for
the rest of the evening. It was kind of a mixed up Jello day but it all turned
out very well for us. We are here, set up with full hook-ups for 3 nights,
close to one of the top places on my bucket list and the rain outside is not deterring
us from anything.
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| I didn't get too close but close enough for my heart to pound It felt like forbidden territory, even though it wasn't |
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| Oh my, this makes it real and tomorrow it will even get more so |
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| Walking back across the parking lot to our campground might show you just how close we are |
I hope your day has been wonderful. If you have trick or treaters or are trick or treating yourself, I hope the weather is nice enough for all to have a good time. We won't have any here but I do have a couple of pictures to share. I topped off my evening with a dish of strawberries, bananas and cream. Yum!
💀👻👺👾👽 TRICK OR TREAT!
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| My grandson, Nathan, back home |
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| He is a Star Wars character the interesting thing is that my son, Patrick, made 3 costumes all like this for Nathan and his 2 friends What a guy! |
Thank you for coming along. Your
comments are always appreciated.
