Memphis to Oklahoma-Zydeco Express Heads West

small lunch and two beers at the famous Gus's Chicken

Flying Saucer bar. They collect old plates on the walls. They had over 200 beers on tap! When you have over 200 of their beers you get to take a plate down and fly it across the bar.....then you have your own personal plate posted.

Kellsey walks, Hoover around the park !

bb blues bar. people place dollars bills on the walls. They signed their names and date it. Goes back to 1920's

Largest collection of guitars

World famous pork bbq sandwiches , but the handmade potato chips where the best. John purchased 4 bags to take home

on the road again, heading to Amarillo!!!

Second night in Memphis was fun....went to Beale Street and it was 'Biker Night' (Ronnie, eat your heart out.) Beale St. is the music/bar/nightclub area of Memphis and it was jumpin for a Wednesday night! All kinds of music, especially the Blues, and some pretty amazing bikes and people on display. Had snacks and brews at the 'Flying Saucer' bar/restaurant and listened to some Blues at BB King's nightclub.

Stayed last night at the Choctaw Indian KOA campground in Durant, Oklahoma...place is huge and similar to Pechanga. I think it's tougher to get liquor licenses in OK....casino and restaurants didn't serve booze. I hit a $400 jackpot on a quarter machine....that will pay for a few gallons of diesel. Heading to Amarillo today and dinner at the 'Big Texan.' It's a steak place in Amarillo where you get your steak and meal for free if you can eat it in 60 minutes....only kicker; it's a 60 0z. hunk of beef and a full plate of potatoes, etc. They make you sit on an elevated table in front of the whole restaurant...kinda fun to watch people gorge themselves and then ususally get sick. I think Susan and I will settle for a couple of nice porterhouses...Ha.

JR Out

more photos for last post in New Orleans

WHOOOEE!!! FUN IN NEW ORLEANS

Pulled into the Big Easy in a serious rain storm; dodged tornadoes on the drive from Lake Charles and set up camp at the FQRV (French Quarter RV) park which is just 4 blocks north of Bourbon St. Shelly and the gang arrived in the evening and we had a great dinner at Gallatoires, a legendary restaurant on Bourbon St. Next two days filled with fun at Cafe duMonde (see pix of Clark), Hurricanes at Pat O'Briens, brunch at the Court of Two Sisters, a great last night dinner at the Bourbon Court Restaurant and of course a great day at the Jazz Festival.

We're in West Memphis, Arkansas today (across the Mississippi from Memphis, Tennessee.) Tom Sawyer RV park is literally right on the river and we have enjoyed the morning watching the huge barges go up or down river. The Zydeco Bandwagon is about 30 yards from the river and the mutts are having a great time. On the 6 hour trip from New Orleans yesterday we went through a 1/4 mile stretch of freeway where a tornado had hit and it looked like something out of another world. We did not have a chance to take pictures of it because it came on us so quick...the 60-100 foot trees were broken like tooth picks and the entire stretch of land where it had cut through was leveled, like bulldozers had been working on it for weeks. Location was in the middle of nowhere but it showed how arbitrary and devastating those type of storms could be. Headed for Graceland today (Thank you, thank you very much) and some BBQ in Memphis. Tomorrow we head west. Stay tuned!