In the time since our last blog when the Shuttle linked up with the International Space Station over Indonesia, the Shuttle has returned safely and we have moved from Holt, Florida to Tunica, Mississippi. Although it was our original intent to slowly explore areas of MS on our way North, we quickly discovered that although there are many RV Campgrounds and Parks along the way, there are very few with space available due to a high population of temporary workers located in the available spots who are involved in the building of a number of pipelines in the area. We did manage to spend one night along the way in a spot about half way between Jackson and Vicksburg, MS; however, we were really not at all fond of the location and were unable to secure a spot in Vicksburg where we had originally planned to spend some time exploring. Finally, we had to make the decision to continue on to Tunica where there we found plenty of space available and we also had the chance to meet up with our "Holt" friends Roger and Karen for a few days before they moved on into Tennessee where they used to live in the Nashville neighborhood.
We've now been in Tunica for nearly a week and we'll probably remain here at least another couple of days as we wait for wind conditions to subside a bit. As in Florida, we are experiencing some unexpected weather here, including some flooding of the Mississippi River which is only a few miles from our location. We found a great spot in the RV Park that is part of the Grand Casino complex and we've spent much of the week visiting a number of casinos in this area [will give more detail of all this later]. The following photo link incudes a few shots of the trip and our current location. See captions for additional information. TravelAndTunicaPhotos
On Wednesday we took the opportunity to travel the short distance by car to Memphis, TN, and visited Elvis' Graceland. While not all of you may be Elvis fans, it was quite a nice afternoon of visiting the mansion and other displays that are available, including the automobiles he once owned, costumes, trophies (gold and platinum records, Grammies, etc.) and aircraft. There are quite a number of photos from this visit and captions will give you some sense of what you are seeing. GracelandPhotos
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