Highlights of Thursday:
- We had such a great time sneaking Bisous in and out of the hotel as well as partying in a dry county, that we decided to sleep in and enjoy the morning in Van Buren, AK.
- We hit the road around 1030. We called the French bulldog breeder (who spoke broken spanglish) but after he agreed to meet us with a puppy because his house was "too busy" we decided it was too shady and didn't want to buy from him. If I do get a second dog, I would like to see the breeding facilities and not have the "Breeder" meet me at the nearest Seven/Eleven. Hence, we did not get a new puppy.
- We were driving the peaceful highways of Arkansas when we noticed many wineries appearing on the bilboards. Well, we had lots of time on our hands since we did not go to the puppy mill, so we decided to have a taste. The first place was very nice! Our wine pour-er was listening to Snoop dogg and talking about his most recent time in the town's drunk tank. We were joined on this adventure by two local rednecks... so cool! We left with two bottles of wine and many stories to tell.
- The second place was an old Swiss farm which looked just like Epcot center's Germany. Too bad the wines tasted like ancient Boons farm. We left with no wine.
- The final place was in the "downtown." (aka, next to the Baptist Church.) Wines were OK, Jessica bought a CASE! (Don't worry Mike, it was only $80 for 12 bottles.... yeah....)
- Onward to Memphis! Three hours later we arrived at the Mississippi and into the Birthplace of Rock and Roll... and TRAFFIC! We had to go outside the town to find a place where we could have Bisous. (The places downtown wanted a $500 fee for a dog!!! NO WAY!)
- We are now in a Memphis suburb with a PF Changs and a couple of 6 packs of Yeungling (Robbie's Choice, Obviously!)
- We might go see Graceland tomorrow. We might see the Coca Cola factory. Who knows... We got word that our movers can meet us Saturday in Charleston, so we are going to go father than originally planned tomorrow.
Thanks for your comments! We look forward to posting every evening.
4 comments:
Add these to our ever growing list of Arkansas memories.
You guys have covered a lot of ground. How did you make it to Memphis from Van Buren, Alaska this morning?
If you get a chance, eat at Corky's BBQ in Memphis. Good ribs, good beans, and good times.
Yeah, my bad. I really meant AR not AK. But that would be amazing... like rocket car amazing...
Too bad about the puppy. I don't blame you though. Who wants to pick up a puppy from a questionable "breeder" and then travel on and find out later that it has health issues once you get attached to it! Hope you have a great day today, I have always wanted to see Graceland but have never been in the area. Let us know what you end up going to see! Lisa & Todd
So sad about the puppy but probably a very wise decision. I bet you'll have lots of reputable breeders in SC to choose from. I had heard that the traffic was awful around Memphis. I hope you get to see what you want today. After all that travel, you deserve some sightseeing time. The wineries sound hilarious, but we're not too jealous about missing them.
Mom and Dad
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