We awakened to a beautiful, sunny day along the Mississippi and headed into Memphis for our appointment with the ducks. Every day at 11:00 A.M., the Peabody Hotel ducks come down the elevator from their “Mansion on the Roof”, walk along the red carpet that is rolled out just for them, and hop into the elegant lobby fountain where they swim and play until 5 P.M. Then the procedure is reversed. Absolutely charming to see! (Thanks to Arkansan Harriet for the tip.) The ducks have a 3 month tour of duty before they leave for a normal duck life on the farm. Next, the sounds of Elvis were calling, so we headed to Graceland for an audio tour 
of the home and grounds. It lasted about an hour and a half and moved along in a very organized way. There are longer tours that include his airplanes, cars, and more…the shorter one suited us just fine. At the end of Memphis is Mud River Park. There they have a wonderful museum that shows the history and culture of the Lower Mississippi. Also at the park is a several -block-long model of the river from Cairo, IL, to the mouth in the Gulf. There are explanatory signs along the way. The younger set seemed content to just wade and splash and left the “learning” to the adults.
3 comments:
Dearest Carol and Rog ~
You have set up an exceptional website here. How I'm enjoying the highlighted map, reading each entry and viewing the documentary photos on your most excellent journey. What a cultural overview of the country you are getting in a condensed period of time, and what fun!! Can't wait til you descend on Nashville, all of the Florida region, and of course good old Louisiana. Rog will be perfecting his bbq-based jambalaya for a long long time, in between bouts of exercise on the Segway [which, by the way, he DOES look very at-home upon]. I'm going to forward your site to Bart as soon as he gets a bit of downtime, because it's so remininscent of our RV trip across America, and such a nice take on your incredible experience. Thanks for including us. Say, are those 5:30 a.m. entries done on PST, MST, CST, or EST? Hugs!!
Dear Carol & Rog,
Happy May Day!
This has been our 1st opportunity to really look at your blog. It is amazing! So much planning went into this trip, and now it is all unfolding with wonderful pictures and well written commentary. Wow! Didn't we have fun in Branson! Thanks for sharing 3 days there with us. You were charming guests. We will be watching for your continued adventures.
LOL, Bill and Lorie
Hey, Rog! Wanta have some fun (AKA "start a fight") as ya'll mosey through the Deep South? Just belly up to a bar and order "a Mint Julep, hold the grits"!
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