Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Little Rock, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee -

We have just been travelling across the Interstate 40 trying to head to the colder East and get that 'done' before we head south to some warmer weather. We had a night in each of the above places. We took time out to spend an afternoon at Graceland in Memphis, home to the late Elvis Presley. Though neither Tim or I are Elvis fans (indeed I don't own any Elvis CD nor have I seen any of his movies) Graceland is a 'must see' according to all the guide books. We weren't disappointed and it was a fascinating look behind this powerful, talented and successful man. We saw inside his mansion including the 1970's chic 'Jungle Room' with its green shagpile carpeted ceiling! We also saw all his trophys and gold record display which as you can imagine is enormous. Then to his automobile collection and his two aeroplanes including the 'Lisa Marie' named after his daughter. We also saw Elvis's garve and that of his family who are all buried in the grounds of Graceland (special permission was given). We were surprised to see a wee Kiwi ornament on one of the graves which a NZ fan had obviously placed there recently. The cost was expensive as you might expect at $30 US for an adult ($45 NZ) and $15 US ($23 NZ) for a child plus $6 US ($9 NZ) for parking but we all enjoyed it and are glad we went.