Day 3 - Memphis

It's a bit late, so this one is going to be short. Had another great day. We managed to see quite a few Memphis highlights, all the while avoiding the big one. We saw the Lorraine Motel (sight of the MLK assassination), Sun Studio (famous recording studio - Elvis recorded his first record here, along with many other very famous musicians), a tour of the Mississippi River via a paddle wheel boat, and the duck walk at the Peabody. The Civil Rights Museum was closed, but at least we had an opportunity to view the motel and catch the outside exhibit a bit. Ben wanted to ride the trolley, so we did. Also snagged a bus ride from Sun Studio back to Main Street. Yay for public transportation! Between that and our little legs we were able to get a break from the car.

To cap it all off we had some of that famous Memphis bbq at Rendezvous, known for their pork ribs.

We've been keeping tabs on the weather, there's a rather large system that's going to affect our plans in a few days. We had planned on camping in the Great Smoky Mountains. We cancelled that reservation tonight as it looks like a near 100% chance of rain and storms for the bulk of the time we would be camping. That didn't sound like a lot of fun for any of us. So, after exhaustive searching and trying to come up with an alternate plan that wouldn't increase our driving time unreasonably we opted for a day in Chattanooga and a hotel in Gatlinburg. If the weather changes, we'll still be able to go the park and enjoy the mountains, just no camping at this point. If we get the rain that is forecast we'll at least have a dry place to hang out for a couple of days. 

That's the first deviation from the plan, and it's alright. We'll make anything work.