Dec 27 --
We left Marion. Il early. We find our internal clocks to not keep proper time. Has to do with driving long distances, getting dark early, boredum and more. Of course, we, then, wake up early as well.
On the road means watching the sun come up. It would have if the clouds didn't obscure the sight. The storm pattern covering the middle of the country lies just to the west of us. While we don't get the big rains we do get constant overcast and drizzle with the occasional storm squalls. Also, an intermittent cross wind that makes driving tiring favors us,

Even with that we saw the confluence of the Ohio and the Mississippi rivers. Believe me when i say you could fill many bathtubs with all the water that we saw there. The Ohio had many barges and tugboats. Some moored on the shore and some in route down river. They seem bigger live than in the pictue books. On to Memphis!
We made Memphis after stopping for a fill-up at a non-descript gas station whose sign claimed "Pit B-B-Q". We filled our tank and bought two pork sandwiches. The pork slab looked like 3/4 of an inch thick. It had  a real live smoke ring, that made the experience that much richer. We took our sandwiches on the road to save time. About 1 mile down the road we wished we had bought several more. They tasted like pork heaven.
 When we arrived in Memphis the weather cleared a bit. No blue sky but no rain as well. We walked Beale street, The Gibson Museum and saw the Holy of Holies, Graceland. Then the best part.  Imagine sitting in Silky O'Sullivan's drinking beer, watching football and listening to live blues. Don't know which i liked more, Pork Heaven or Bluesy football!
 We arrived at the T.O. Fuller campground with 5 other campers already installed. Our campground host said if the high school siren goes off heard for the bathroom. The weather service announced a tornado warning for 1AM.
Good Night!
D&D
P.S. We found Elvis and BB King.