Day 16 - Saturday - Nashville Last day in Nashville so drive in and wander down to the riverside. Broadway is still of people sight seeing and drinking at 11:00am. There's supposed to be some power boat racing on the river but it doesn't start till later and it's too hot to stand about waiting (93 degrees). Do a final bit of shopping then it's into The Whiskey Bent Saloon for our last bit of C&W , great girl singer doing nice mellow music. Perfect finish...

Day 14 - Memphis to Nashville Goodbye to Memphis and on our way to Nashville today for a dose of different music. Unfortunately it's freeway all the way until we drop off just before Nashvillle to visit The Loveless Cafe. The cafe is a bit of an institution and gets really busy but fortunately we arrive just after the lunch rush and have a nice country ham and eggs with home style potatoes (bacon, egg and chips). The scenery has changed quite dramatically from...

Day 12 - Memphis Ok, we've got 2 days in Memphis so where do we start? Only one choice and that's where it all began for rock'n'roll. Sun Studios. What a great tour. For such a small studio the tour is superbly organised and guided by a young girl whose name we've forgotten. Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and many others all started out here. It's been kept as a time capsule with some of the original instruments as well, includ...

Day 10 - Natchez to Greenville We're heading north today along The Natchez Trace Parkway which follows an old Indian trader route that runs 450 miles to Nashville. We're doing the first 40 or so miles before picking up Highway 61 again. No trucks allowed so great fo bikers and cyclists and old people in no rush. Stopped at the site of one of the old inns and got talking to an old park ranger who took a shine to the girls. Next stop Vicksburg, the site of on...

Day 8 Friday - Natchez Started the day by moving to the Grand Hotel. Much better! Visitor centre for Natchez is great. Loads of information and help with a good film about The town. They recommended Biscuits and Blues for lunch and it was really good. Visited the Village of The Natchez Indians who were wiped out in the 18th century. The first finding from the excavations was from 7000 BC then us Europeans finished them off. Natchez is really growing on us ...