Two Days in Memphis

We arrived at Tom Sawyer Campground around 2:00 on Tuesday. This park is a little less than 5 miles south of the I-40/I-55 interchange in W. Memphis, Arkansas. It has such an awesome view of the Mighty Mississippi right on a levy at the river's edge that it is worth the few minutes drive. We got a front row site and we had a bench right on the levy to watch the river. You can see big bends at either end of the view of the river and tugs push 20-25 barges lashed together.

The song "Sitting on the Levy, Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" comes to mind. Also, I can visualize the paddlewheels coming round the bend, calliope playing or the shout "mark twain" floating across the water.

The moon was full both nights we were there and the shimmer across the water went from shore to shore. It's one of my favorite places to stop and I'm glad we had two nights there.

Tuesday night dinner at Rendevous and Beale Street didn't work out for us. Rick and his brothers were not home from golfing by 6:30 and they were more than an hour away. We were both tired and hungry and just opted out of the evening.

The next morning Ted met the fellows for 36 holes of golf and Brenda picked me up and we and her sister and sister-in-law went to Tunica. I'm not sure how but I won $99 playable dollars within the hour of arriving. You can't cash it out, you have to play it. We had the buffet lunch at the Sheraton casino and it was pretty good. I even had enough "points" that I got $1 off! After 6 hours I had lost $15. That's not a bad entertainment fee for six hours of fun.

We were invited back to Rick's brother's house for dinner. There were 15 of us for lasagna and homemade bread. His sister-in-law is quite a cook! We had a wonderful time visiting and it was after 10 when we got home.

Wednesday morning we had to say goodbye to the river and we headed north towards Nashville. We drove about 7 hours and stopped in Shepherdsville, KY just south of Louisville. We are at Grandma's RV Park and it's a great little park right off the interstate. EZ in, EZ out. That's what we look for when we're traveling.

I called our friends Rita and Wayne Overton who now live in Louisville. Rita had to go to a school function for their grandson but Wayne drove down to see us. He drove us to a BBQ place and we bought him dinner. It was a nice visit but I was diappointed not to see Rita. Maybe we'll still have a chance while we're in the Cincinnati area.

Next stop is Indian Springs (Cincinnati) and 11 nights in one spot. We have a pretty full calendar. No matter how long we stay in the area, we never get to see everyone. We have a wedding tomorrow night and then Saturday we're off to Elk Lake in Owenton, KY to spend the weekend with my sister at her cabin on the lake. We won't be home until Monday. There's no wi-fi; there's not even cell phone service. So until then ...