2nd Dec - We had a five-hour journey to reach Memphis so, after quickly calling Ralph's dad to wish him a happy birthday, we were on our way. It was one of those drives that you conjure up in your imagination of the south; long straight roads and looming thunderstorms but, now that the car no longer smells of fish and has shown its reliability, we don't dread these marathon drives at all. The hotel we checked into (the Days Inn on Elvis Presley Boulevard) is rig...

25th Nov - Nashville - We arrived in Nashville to our first real rain!We decided to take a walk into downtown and get our bearings and whoever is looking after us up there did it again and the rain stopped from when we set off until when we got back to the hotel.The main road in downtown Nashville is called Broadway and has loads of bars and restaurants all playing live country music all day and all night.We found a place called Cadillac Ranch and settled in for ...