This morning we were late to get away - I have had a problem with my debit card, with the hotel in Greenville taking out an extra amount - while I rang them to try and sort it out and unfortunately it is still not fixed.We went and sent some things home by post (mostly little presents etc) and then set out for the Smoky Mountains. We got somewhat lost and spent some time on very narrow twisting roads along the Blue Ridge Parkway before we got things right and hea...

Left Florence after a good nights rest at a really quiet hotel. We drove on through to Memphis and Graceland and joined the huge crowd of sightseers to look through the home of Elvis Presley. The tour was very well done and we took quite some time to see all the features.      We looked at various other displays before heading off for the city and to see the mighty Mississippi River which was flowing very fast as a result of the heavy rain further upstream. ...

Up early to get to the airport for our 7.55am flight to Nashville - had to endure customs and security again - and after a quick brekky we boarded and set off right on time. We flew over the Grand Canyon and the clear skies let us have a great view of the landscape changing slowly from the desert to the rich farming lands of Tennessee.We picked up our hire car and I let Greg have the honour of facing diving on the right hand side of the road. Luckily our car at a...