Tue - Apr 24/12

We left Movietown RV Resort around 8 am. There were many trailers and motorhomes in the park; but only a few had an accompanying vehicle. Many folks probably rent by the season and come on the weekend.

We gassed up a few miles from the resort before getting back onto the Natchez Trace Parkway. The price - $3.64 - was $0.40 cents less per gallon than in Arizona.

We continued to enjoy the light traffic, slow speeds and lovely scenery on the Trace. One section of forest that extended on both sides for several miles was just recovering from the devastating effects of a  tornado that struck in April (last year). Thankfully, this was an unpopulated area.

Our planned stop for the day was to exit the Trace at Tupelo, MS to visit the Elvis Presley Museum. Having been to Graceland twice we could not pass Tupelo without a visit to the birthplace of  "The King".

The museum displayed interesting artifacts of his early life including the two room house were he was born. We couldn't resist sitting on the porch swing!

The "Assembly of God" church that Elvis regularly attended is also on the grounds. A multimedia display of a typical church service of that era is shown throughout the day.

We next made a stop at the Tupelo Walmart for lunch at their "Subway". Soon we were back on the Trace enjoying the drive north. We were brought back to reality a little over 3 hours later when we arrived at the terminus of the Trace at SR-100 southwest of Nashville, TN. Traffic!

We followed SR-100 until I-440 which we took to connect to I-40. We continued east on I-40 until we exited at Lebanon, TN to see if we could "overnight" in the Walmart parking lot. Following the "Boondocking Protocol" we checked with the Walmart "Duty Manager" to get permission and instructions as where to park. As at most Walmarts it was on the "Garden Department" side of the store at the far edge of the parking lot.

Once parked we walked to the Applebee's (Restaurant) that bordered the parking lot. After a relaxing meal we returned to the RV and were soon asleep.