Sunday, April 8, 2012

April 1 thru April 6 2012

1. Jim & Linda Matheny & Larry and Mem, Memphis Tn. after eating ribs.2.  Larry and Mem with Ally's 4 children, Noah, Kate, Bella and Sophia   3. Grand Ole Opry
What a wonderful time since we left Vicksburg, Ms.   Went on to Memphis Tennessee. Went to Graceland, home of Elvis Presely, downtown Memphis to eat ribs, to the Peabody Hotel to watch the ducks go back up the elevator to their duck palace.   They come down in the morning and swim in a pool and go back at night.  Listened to blues music and then heading on to Nashville. 
What a GREAT time in Nashville, Tenn.     Grand Ole Opry, General Jackson Showboat, Bus tour of downtown including Country Music Hall of Fame, some of stars homes, got to see our grandchildren on their way back home from spring break in Florida, saw Linda's cousin, friends from Jackson Tn came by and just ALL around had a great time.
Left on Thursday (5th) heading to Virginia. Spent the night in Dublin, Va in a Wal Mart. Got home on Friday around noon,   The big A bus is in the barn until May. We are heading to Indy next week to stay with Kate and Bella while Ally, Doug , Noah and Sophia go on a trip to Mexico that Doug earned thru his company.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Tuesday 3-27-12 thru Saturday 3-31-12

Well, we had a great time in Natchez Mississippi and on Tuesday morning (27th) we started out on another adventure up the Natchez Trace.    WELL, after about 50 miles of good road and good driving and one stop that actually had space for our motorhomes we pulled into a camping area on the Trace to have lunch and possibly just have a short day and stay for the night and continue on up the trace on wednesday.   NO WAY!!!!   We had lunch realized we had NO    cell service, therefore no internet, no satalite due to the trees and Linda and I looked at Jim and Larry and said, let's move on.
Well, we decided to get off the Trace and go to Vicksburg.  Now two things, Linda has a friend there, unfortunately she was out of town, but there are Casinos there and Linda loves that.   SO we spent one night in Vicksburg and decided to go to Memphis, Tennessee to Graceland.    Larry and I had never been there but Mathenys had but were willing to do it again.   So we got a campground for two nights right across from Graceland, did the tour of the grounds, went downtown, ate ribs, listened to music on Beale Street and then on Friday morning we headed to Nashville.  
On the way to Nashville I decided to call the son of a friend of ours from Michigan who lives in Jackson, Tn and we stopped and had lunch with Jerry Switalski.  Hadn't seen him in about 12 years.Got to Nashville about 4 pm and set up in the campground and just chilled.  Saturday morning we just caught up on things that needed doing in the mh and about 3:30 went for a Backstage Tour of the Opry, had a bite to eat and then on the the Grand Ole Opry.   What a show,    Rickey Skaggs, Bill Anderson and Jim Ed Brown were co hosting and Crystal Gayle, Patti Loveless , John Conlee and others were the preformers,   We had a great time.
Today Ally and her family are stopping by on their way home from Florida.   The kids don't know we are here so it willbe a surprize for them.
Pictures later.,