Day 4.1 If it's Wednesday it must be biker's night in Memphis

We went off the grid (that is the Interstate) for most of today's drive from Nashville to Memphis. Our reward? A drive in the country (well, actually it's all country in Tennessee) without the semis (16 wheelers) barreling down the road at 70 mph. But picturesque burgs eluded us again today, so settled for a unique visit to Graceland in the afternoon; it eased us into Memphis.

Ribs at the Rendezvous, and then a stroll down Beale St. Beale Street isn't what it used to be...especially on Wednesday nights which is bikers night (ahem...motorcycles). The sounds of 200 horsepower 1300 cc engines competed with the not-so-subtle music of the music clubs and bars. Our random sample of the music leads us to believe that the Memphis sound is not the silky country sound we experienced in Nashville. Alas, we don't have another evening in Memphis to seek out more subtle sounds of the Memphis blues.

So far the Volvo is humming along beautifully at the usual 70 mph...and about 26 mpg. not as good as I had hoped, but then again, gas (mid-grade 89 octane) is around $3.40/ gallon, down from about $3.85 in Washington, D.C.
Cheers,
David