Tuesday 15th June Memphis Tennessee

Bernise’s little detour was a very good one, we were officially Elvis’s neighbor, his place was straight across the road and the tour was a quick walk through one gate. We were surprised at how many people walked through his house, there was a constant cue, and this was on a week day. I can confirm Elvis is alive and well we saw him at least 100 times today, probably more like 10,000 times, his face was on every imaginable piece of Merchandise that you could think of. The tour to his house was pretty cool; everything has been left exactly as it was, a true time capsule. Because you get the headphones as part of the tour there are a lot of interesting insights into various parts of his life and the house itself. We now know why Elvis was called the King, He died on the throne???? He was found upstairs in his bathroom by his girlfriend Ginger You could see the true Elvis fanatics (there were plenty of them), it was like the Holy Grail for them. For us it was amazing that he rose to such high highs but towards the end it was also a bit sad to see this over-weight druggy who was obviously not a very well unit. Elvis died at only 42, Way too young. We now know why Elvis was called the King,. He’s buried on the property right next to his mum and Dad… Everybody stops to check out his Plaque.
That evening we all headed off in a Pink Limo for dinner, the local restaurant runs a free pick-up and drop off, the restaurant itself was chocka full of oldy world Blue stuff unfortunately the food didn’t quite live up to the same standards as the décor, but it was still a bit of a laugh.