Johnson Shut-Ins State Park, MO
We're in Tupelo, Mississippi, birthplace of Elvis! How could we not stop and visit his boyhood home? We wandered around the grounds, saw the outside of his house, a statue of Elvis at 13, a car like the one his family drove to Memphis (although there's some discussion as to whether it was a 1937 or 1939 Plymouth), and a chapel that was closed for repairs. We opted out of visiting the gift shop and museum.
Elvis lives --- in all our hearts.
Tupelo is also famous for a car museum. It did not disappoint! There were over 100 cars and had everything from a 19th century steam-powered Benz to cars owned by Elvis and Liberace.
Ned looking at the steam-powered car.
Ned's favorite, a swanky tool chest built into the trunk of a 1948 Jaguar
A replica gas station
A 1946 milk truck, electric powered!
A 1929 Cord L-29
A Ford Woody
A 1921 Wasp, only 14 made
We're meeting up with family today in Missouri. On the way we're driving thru Memphis. Better stop and get us some "cue". We picked this rather modest little place. Pretty unassuming on the outside and very smoky inside. Think we found our spot.
We both had the chopped pork plate that came with very mustardy cole slaw, spicy beans and instead of the ubiquitous 2 pieces of white bread we got a hamburger bun. The beans were my fave! (Not so much the cole slaw).
Turns out Payne's is pretty famous and listed as one of the best BBQ places in Memphis.
We finally reached Johnson Shut-Ins State Park and met up with family and friends. We have 3 campsites with 6 kids, 8 adults and a dog. The kids played hopscotch, four square, skirt guns and we all rode bikes. And of course, lots of stories around the campfire.
Earlier this year while camping with Josh we had fun playing with the slow shutter speed on the camera while writing in the air with flashlights. We had fun doing it tonight with the kids. They were all given glow sticks and Ned filmed them going crazy with the light. We got psychedelic effects. Good times. And tonight is only Day 1. We have the whole weekend ahead of us. Goodness only knows what shenanigans we'll get into.
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