Graceland to Kentucky

Looking for a pink cadillac
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We woke this morning after a rough night of sleep. The sotrms that came through were very heavy and even toppled a tree in the campground. We showered and made bacon, eggs and crescents for breakfast then drove around the corner to Graceland.

We caught the shuttle to the house and took the tour and then headed back to the FunV. I was expecting something a little bigger and Scott thought it was odd that we didn't get to see the upstairs (he thinks Elvis still lives there). We finished much earlier than we expected to so we were happy to get on the road. We would like to have stayed around to try a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich but they didn't open until 3 and we had a long drive ahead of us.

It rained basically all night and this morning, the rain continued. Every stream, river and lake we passed between Memphis and Jackson was over it's banks. We originally planned to travel from Memphis to Fort Donelson but since we are not familiar with the area, we did not feel comfortable going to a county under a flood warning that is surrounded by water so we opted to head back through Nashville and up to a campground outside of Mammoth Cave. We have a cave tour planned for tomorrow morning and we will be spending the night in the park, roughing it. No power, no showers and no WiFi. We'll have to pick up Fort Donelson as a side trip on our next journey west.

Luckily we got a break in the rain when we arrived here, long enough for the kids and I to play 18 holes of putt putt on the campgrounds course. Then the rain started again and we decided a movie (Harry Potter) was in order.

All in all a boring day but those driving days are necessary. More on Friday night.