Greetings my favorite Blogeees,
This morning we returned our rental van and had the "free" breakfast at our Holiday Inn Express. We loaded up the bikes and departed Nashville for Memphis, TN. We had a nice morning ride under clear skies and arrived in Memphis before noon. We checked into the Springhill Suites hotel and parked in the designated motorcycle parking indicated by the hotel staff. It seemed an unlikely place in a parkway between two hotels, but that is where they told us to park. As we were unpacking we were advised that the Sheriff was downstairs preparing to cite our bikes for illegal parking. Apparently, the city is fighting with the hotel over parking rights. Not wanting to get caught in the middle we moved.
After settling in, we walked about a mile in 95 degree heat and 96 percent humidity to Gus's World Famous Chicken on Front Street. After a twenty minute wait we enjoyed some of the best fried chicken ever! If you visit Memphis, you might not see Graceland, but don't miss Gus's Chicken, it's outstanding.
We discussed visiting Graceland, but most of us have already seen it and the remainder were not willing to get back on the bikes in the heat and humidity. After a leisurely afternoon in the hotel, we opted for an evening walk to Beale Street, which is blocked off to facilitate strolling down the middle of the street, beer in hand. The drinking establishments rock with blues music blaring onto the street, and adult beverages are available at walk-up windows along the route. The street is replete with blues clubs with hawkers on the sidewalk trying to entice you in. Probably the best blues we heard on the street was Big Sam's Band set up on the sidewalk between two clubs. Beale Street in Memphis is not unlike Bourbon Street in New Orleans, just shorter but just as dirty, yuch!
After walking the length of the street two or three times looking for the perfect eating spot and not finding it we opted for a corner restaurant of which no one remembers the name. Guess it was not that memorable. We had an alright supper there but nothing to brag about.
Tomorrow we're off to Joplin, MO, to visit Lane's Step-daughter Amanda and her husband Will and to see the devastation wrought by the recent tornado. Stay tuned.
John and the Usual Suspects.
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