Day 21: Memphis

This morning we were up bright and early once again to check the weather for our route towards Atlanta, Georgia. The radar displayed a line of thunderstorms and heavy precipitation all along our route moving in a north-east direction. We were going nowhere at that point, so the plan then was to monitor the radar to determine if we might possibly be able to leave later in the afternoon once it had passed. We were both disappointed about the weather being so bad as we were supposed to meet Daire’s friends Padraig and Tammy in Atlanta so Daire made the call to let them know that we might not be able to make it to Atlanta today.

The weather in Memphis however was hot, sunny and very little cloud so we headed out and got some lunch. Upon checking the radar on numerous times throughout the day the final decision was made that we would wait till tomorrow morning before leaving for Atlanta. Yesterday on arriving in Memphis we had visited Beale Street and Graceland so there wasn’t an awful lot else to see here. To pass the next few hours we had bought a deck of cards in Vegas that were still unopened so we played Black-Jack and taught each other some card tricks.

Endless games of American Football are aired on TV here on Saturdays so with that on in the background (of course) we played cards for most of the evening. We planned another 6am start tomorrow to ensure we get to Atlanta early enough and so we could spend some time with Daire’s friends.