Bass, Bar-B-Q & Blues

Today was visit Memphis day. And also for Dennis to get his barbecue fix but more on that later. Yesterday I picked up tourist brochures and reviewed them for places to go. We decided to visit the Bass Pro Shop in the pyramid on the river front in Memphis. On the way we drove into T.O. Fuller State Park to check out the campground. It looked pretty nice and we will keep it on the list for an option if we come this way again. Adjacent to this park is the Chucalissa Indian Village. There is a building that houses a visitor center and museum. Outside is a ancient mount complex constructed between 1000 and 1550 A.D. We paid the entrance fee (4$ per person) and toured the museum and the grounds. We also walked the half mile Chickasaw Bluff Nature Trail.

From there we went to the Bass Pro Shop store in Memphis. This store is housed in a pyramid shaped building that was originally constructed as an arena in 1991. In 2015, the Pyramid re-opened as a

Bass Pro Shop megastore. Inside it looked like any Bass Pro Shop store except in the center it has an elevator that will take you to the top observation deck. We did not take it because it cost $10 a person. Ten dollars to ride an elevator...I don't think so.

Then on to the main reason we came to Memphis, Jim Neely'sInterstate Bar-B-Q. We had stopped here several years ago with the kids. This is one of Dennis' favorite Bar-B-Q restaurants. We shared the sampler platter that included pork ribs, beef ribs, links, beef brisket, pork shoulder, BBQ spaghetti, beans, slaw and bread. YYUUMMM!

On the way back to our camper I saw we would be near the Hollywood Cafe. I suggested we stop for dessert. This cafe was immortalized in the Marc Cohn song “Walkin inMemphis.” It is also famous for and is thought to be the “inventor” of the fried dill pickle. Dennis had a deep fried strawberry cheesecake with ice cream and I had pecan pie with ice cream.

Still rather cool today. High temperature was around 50 degrees. Should be around the same tomorrow.  Did a load of wash after we got back to the camper then took a walk in the casino.