"Remember Sleep Talkin' Man? The blog? Where he mutters all those pirate things in his sleep? He says, 'You can't be a pirate if you haven't got a beard. MY boat, MY rules.'"
"What are you saying?"
"You can't drive the car if you haven't got a beard," I said blatantly.
"I'll grow one," he said, grinning.
I glared teasingly, not sure of his response.
A week later, he had the beginnings of a beard. Thus, I was not allowed to drive the car. To quote A.: "You can't drive the car if you haven't got a beard. MY car. MY rules."
And so, he drove us to Memphis. And to Mississippi. And to Atlanta and South Carolina and Asheville and back.
I had never been to the state of Arkansas prior to this trip, so we stopped at a rest stop just over the border.

At a gas station, there were five separate signs for fried chicken.

The LEGO-style gas station at which fried chicken was sold.

We arrived at our hotel around dinnertime. Our hotel was in a bad area of town, and had a "pimp-mobile" parked in the lot. Our our room had a spectacular view of abandoned buildings, however.


Nothing says "scenic" like stray cats and trash.

There was a lovely pool area, however. (And by lovely, I mean "obviously not swim-able.")

For dinner, A. and I headed downtown, to Beale Street.

We embraced our inner tourists and ate at Hard Rock Cafe.

Outside, I was distracted by many a neon light.

That's Elmo at the bottom.

Nothing says Memphis like a green party bus and a goat on a lift.

...more shiny lights...I oohed and ahhed as if watching a fireworks display.

Then this guy showed up.

The "creepy building" loomed out of the darkness back at our hotel. (Our room also happened to have a cockroach in it--something that A. decided to keep from me--for good reason--until we left the next morning.)

Great to take a spring break, isn't it? :)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to take one too, though it's monsoon here, and the Mumbai seaside is beautifully breathtaking.
Btw, great pictures!
I am still laughing over the beard thing. That sounds like a conversation that would go on in one of our vehicles.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could tell you how I arrived at your blog, but honestly, I'm not sure. I'm just glad I found it, because I enjoyed reading and seeing your pictures. I'm following, so I'll be back!
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