Today was a pretty uneventful day until this evening, hence the photo of Robyn's hospital bracelet. We left Mississippi & crossed the state line into Louisiana about 75miles later. It was a very flat trip with lots of lovely green trees, including big fields of Christmas trees. When we were about 25 or so miles out of New Orleans, the freeway became a road bridge or trestle bridge, the twin spans, as it is called here. There is 2 - one eastbound & one w...

We started today with breakfast in the hotel's courtyard - it was still cool out there as the sun hadn't reached it yet. We were due at the riverfront at 10.45am to board the bus for the swamp & bayou tour but we left the hotel early to go to the chemist so Robyn could get her antibiotics & cough medicine. We still had some time after that so we sat under a tree in Jackson Square, home to the lovely St Louis Cathedral. It was still relatively early &...

The drive from Memphis to Jackson, Mississippi was just over 3hrs. It was an easy drive. The road was mainly surrounded by trees, cotton fields and the occasional water way. It was very green the whole way. We decided to have a very easy day as Robyn is suffering with a cold & cough, maybe a chest infection. The Piggly Wiggly supermarket chain seems to be quite big in the South. The founder, Clarence Saunders, was the first man to introduce self serve super...

Today started out overcast & a bit breezy but turned into a lovely sunny day, no humidity & a light breeze. Perfect for walking in Memphis!!!! We started the day with a lovely breakfast - complimentary & you could have whatever you wanted! - before heading to Graceland. It is about 15mins away from the downtown area. We parked in the car park, then walked along to the ticket office. From there we boarded a shuttle to take us across the road to Grace...

Our musical journey continued today with our arrival in Memphis, the home of blues & soul. When we left Nashville this morning, it was raining. It wasn't too heavy until we got out onto the freeway. It started to pour down and it was foggy which made visibility very low. We were traveling through some small mountains but it didn't last too long. It rained on & off the whole way to Memphis. Once we hit the outskirts, we found a coin laundry as neither of...