Wednesday- 10/30- We packed up fairly early today and made our way across the Lake Ponchetrain Causeway heading for Memphis. For lunch we stopped at Mama Hamil’s for lunch. It was a bit of an overwhelming place at first, but I would say it was a very classic southern comfort food buffet. It got mixed reviews from the kids (Ben absolutely refused to let us take his picture), but the lunch dessert and serve your own ice cream saved the day;) We ended our driving day in Memphis. Before arriving at our hotel, we stopped at the Bass Pro Shop’s pyramid store and it was quite impressive with an elevator to the top and a hotel inside. Thanks again to James’ curiosity, we learned the history of the building from a local including how the store ended up going into the pyramid site. Apparently the building originally was the home of the Memphis grizzlies (NBA team), but there wasn’t adequate seating if they wanted to be part of the NBA so they had to move to a new location. The building sat vacant for a while before the owner of Bass Pro Shops was fishing with a Memphis big wig and said that if he caught a catfish above a certain size on that particular day then he would place his new store in the pyramid, and that is just what he did! PB&J count- 49.
Thursday- 10/31- Halloween! When we woke up and headed out it was a balmy 38 degrees. We bundled up and headed off on foot to get some energy out and to see the sights of the city. The whole reason for coming to Memphis was to see the Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel. This was another really well done museum that we were all able to learn new ideas as well as reaffirm and cement what we had already learned. We ate at Central BBQ for lunch and it did not disappoint! Gabe felt better that he had gotten some official Memphis BBQ. On the walk back to the hotel we took the scenic route to come along Beale St. Except that most of Beale St. was closed/blocked off because ESPNs College Game Day was there setting up for Saturday’s show. We at least got the idea of Beal St., just with no people and no live music. We went back to the hotel to put on Halloween costumes and head for the Stax Museum which was hosting a free safe trick or treating night. It was neat to see the museum/recording studio and the kids (surprisingly) loved the crafts! We made mummies, decorated masks & records, made popsicle stick mummies, had snacks, and collected candy. It was a different and fun Halloween experience to be sure! We ended the night with a supper at a late night diner and checking out Beal St. one more time.
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