Tupelo back to Memphis

We had to visit Tupelo, & the small wooden shack where Elvis was born. His family were 'dirt poor', & moved to Memphis when he was a boy, in search of a better life. They certainly found it!

The Boy King.

Sign outside Elvis' Hoose.

We had a look around, sat on Elvis' porch swing, & visited the museum & (obligatory) gift shop, then we had to leave & get the car back to the rental office in Memphis by 5pm.

So, we've come full circle. We have our last night in Memphis, & leave for our ridiculously early flight to San Diego tomorrow morning, to pick up the van (oops, sorry; support vehicle) for our tours. We couldn't get the model we wanted in Las Vegas, so we'll drive it there for the start of the Golden Gate Tour on 16th July. Hope you'll log on to the blog to follow our progress with that tour, too.

We've enjoyed visiting the South, & it's been very worthwhile because we've learned such a lot about the area. It is absolutely vital to fully research a new tour, because only by travelling the prospective routes do you really find out what will work & what won't, timings, mileages, fuel & food stops, hotels, places to visit - we have such a tough job! When we get home, we'll collate all the info we've gathered, & fashion it into a fabulous tour for 2011 - watch this space!