Don't trust the weatherman

The weather had backed off by noon yesterday, so I went on line and they had changed the forecast to partly cloudy. I looked at the radar and it looked like some heavy stuff coming but there  would be a break for a while before hand. So we decided to go to Mecca_er_Graceland. It was misting a little bit when we got there (it's only 6 miles from camp) but we had committed and away we go. They are really set up well to handle the crowds but the crowd was very light yesterday. They had this lift shuttle to carry Diane.

No sooner than we had gotten inside than it started to pour. I had left our rain gear in the truck except for a poncho for Diane. We toured the part of the house that was accessible to us. We couldn't go to the cellar for the TV room, pool room and jungle rooms because of the stairs. So we had to go back outside and around to the back of the house where they had a slide show on a monitor to show us what we had missed. They also had umbrellas for those who didn't bring their own.


 The tour of the mansion involves several buildings so we were in and out of the downpour several times. But the place is impressive. It lives up to it's billing. They have done a great job with the various displays. One I found particularly impressive was set up in what used to be his racquet-ball court.

We spent about two hours going through what we could. We had bought just the basic ticket because the longer tours took in things like his airplanes that we couldn't have gotten into. A good tour and it could take as long as you wanted. You don't have to stay with a group and you can set your own pace. Lots of fan devotionals, especially at the entrance and at the graves.

Since it was the middle of the afternoon and we still hadn't eaten, we made our way over to the East side of town and found Corkys Barbeque. This was also one of the places we wanted to visit because Diane sees their ribs offered on QVC. It's just a small BBQ joint but the ribs were great! We split a full rack, one half done dry and the other wet. I liked the wet better. The dry has no sauce on it but has a paprika rub. Of course, there's sauce on the table to add to all of it. I had to get some to bring home, the sauce, that is.


So, we had a good day in spite of the weather. It rained hard until midnight and then quit. It's overcast and cool this morning. Maybe we'll head to the Pink Palace today.