We had already crossed & stayed overnight in Mississippi on our way to New Orleans & we travelled across the Magnolia State again on our way to Memphis in Tennessee.

Mississippi & Tennessee.

I do not currently remember anything about our journey across Mississippi or Tennessee but I do remember getting to Memphis where we were going to visit Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley until he died in 1977. Graceland was one of the places that I picked to go on our tour across America. I was a big Elvis fan & was very excited about going to see where he lived.

When we arrived in Memphis I think we, first of all, stopped off at Sun Studios to see where Elvis Presley recorded some of his early records. I don't remember much about this apart from going up to the window of the studios with mum & dad & being very bored. We couldn't go inside & I really wasn't very interested in it & was glad when we got back in the car to go to Graceland.

When we arrived at Gracelands we parked in a car park opposite & walked across to it. I remember my sister & I had our photo taken in front of the famous gates there. The photo, like Elvis Presley, was lost many years ago but I still remember both. I was in awe for my entire trip to Gracelands & remember walking around the grounds, you can read more about my trip to Graceland on the celebrity section of my website, this is because I actually got to meet Vester Presley whilst I was at Graceland. 

When we left Memphis we headed West towards the state of Arkansas on our journey onwards.