Today, we got an early start as we were heading up to a
small National Forest Campground. Without rushing, we were hitched up and on
the road by 7:15. After being on the road for 41 days of camping (not counting
visits where we weren’t sleeping in the camper) we have gotten really
efficient. This morning we got to walk around a small cypress swamp, walk on
the original trace and read lots of the sign boards along the road. Still,
after taking our time, we got to the next campground by 10:30, were set up and
heading into Tupelo by 11:30. We found another neat restaurant in downtown
Tupelo. The Trip Advisor hasn’t failed me once on this trip. I seem to have the
ability to “read between the lines” to find the kind of restaurant that we both
like. I had homemade pimento grilled on sourdough bread while Barbara had
chicken salad. Some of the specials they had revolved around Elvis Pressley who
was born in Tupelo. After a delicious lunch, we took a stroll down Main Street
and into the same Hardware store where Elvis’ mother bought his first guitar.
(He wanted a rifle, his mother wanted to get him a bicycle and they compromised
on a guitar for about $7.00! And the rest is history) After that, we drove by
the home he was born in and took a picture. (We weren’t willing to pay the admission!)
Then we thought we were going to see a National Monument where the battle of
Tupelo was fought. Turns out, it was just a field with some exhibits! Then,
back to the campground for a leisurely evening. Tomorrow we’ll head to David
Crockett State Park. If we can, we’ll probably stay 3 days so we avoid having
to search out a campground over the weekend when the “working folk” take all
the available sites! It’s kind of nice not being one of them!
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