Walking In Memphis - #43

 Travel from Manchester, Tennessee to West Memphis, Arkansas was (and will be) our longest drive at approximately 285 miles.  We left early Sunday morning October 17th to get a good start on the day; we knew we would make a rest stop; eat the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches I packed and stop for gas. West Memphis, AR is literally just over the bridge (crossing the Mississippi River) from downtown Memphis, TN.  

We arrived at the appropriately named "Tom Sawyer RV Park" mid afternoon. This campground is great! The sites are long (about 80' !) and very spacious. The park has a lot of green space, several ponds but the piece de resistance is being right on the Mississippi River! Watching the painted skies reflecting on the water as the day changed from morning to dusk was spectacular! The river itself isn't very pretty; it's more of a utilitarian waterway with barges being pushed down the river in both directions.

With two nights at this stop (only one full day) we drove into Memphis and decided to see the sites via riverboat tour. It was relaxing, listening to a variety of music and historical facts by our hilarious young guide, all while sipping our diet cokes. (pretend I just said mint julip - sounds a lot more southern!)

 Dinner would have been downtown Memphis if we hadn't run out of parking time; so we opted for another choice on my list - Cracker Barrel.  Let's face it - who doesn't love this place? I am still waiting, however, for a real, independent southern restaurant to have my eagerly awaited fried chicken with all the southern fixings so I had the meatloaf.