After breakfast we returned to Graceland for one feature we missed yesterday. It was nothing really, based on his '68 comeback tour, mostly video we had seen before. Next we decided to find a car wash since we had parts of Arkansas and every bug in east Texas stuck to the front of it. It did not do the job. But when I walked around to the front of the car I see the license plate bent at a 90 degree angle and the license plate frame half gone. See attached photo...

Beale Street is very cool. Like 6th street but lots of blues. We're in BB Kings joint now for dinner and music.

We had great time at Graceland. It was much cooler than I expected. I probably took 40 pictures! We went late in the day so there were no crowds or hassle. Elvis was intense regarding friends and family. And he was extraordinarily generous.

We're at the Garvan Woodland Gardens near Hot Springs. It's beautiful - trails with ponds, waterfalls, incredible variety of flowers and trees, bridges, etc. it's all run by the Univ of Arkansas.

After the gardens we went to one of the famous hot springs bath houses. On Bathhouse Row there are 6-8 bathhouses that date back to the turn of 20th century. Most are just historical, but some are still open and in business. The one we visited was completely restored and modern, but it looks like it did in 1920. Hot Springs in the 20s was the sin city of the day, with illegal gambling and whatever it's rich patrons desired - people such as Al Capone, and celebri...