Headed West
The sixth day of our trip was spent mostly in the car. We packed up some on Thursday evening, and then finished getting ALL of our stuff together on Friday morning. We took off from our Cabin at Willow Winds just shortly before the required check-out time, and headed west towards Memphis. Nicholas and I both dreaded making Eisley sit in the car seat for another long stint, but she was amazing and made the trip very smooth. We traveled for about 4 hours, and then stopped off in Monterey, Tennessee for lunch at The Cup and Saucer Diner. The food was mediocre, but it was food, and the people there were very hospitable. After lunch we made the last part of the drive to Memphis and found a hotel.
We unpacked the car yet again, and rested for just a bit before doing some research on our dinner options. We found Leonard’s Pit Barbecue, a local restaurant that has been around since the 20’s. The food was pretty good, and we got our fill of the whole Memphis barbecue scene. After dinner we went back to the hotel and settled in for the night, arming ourselves with a 6:00 am wake-up call in order to make it to Graceland by 9:00 the next morning.