Since arriving in the US I had intended to make the most of
Black Friday to get a good deal on a laptop.
This had become even more essential as I just wasn’t getting enough use
of Simon’s iPad to be making any progress with this blog and I really wanted to
get the project properly off the ground.
But if you think we were going to be queuing all night or getting up at
the crack of dawn then think again! We
left the RV site at the reasonable hour of midday hoping that most of the
madness and violence was over by then - but not the bargain deals! We crossed a bridge over the Mississippi
which also marked our transition from Arkansas into State number 20, Tennessee:
On the way back to our RV site we stopped off at the
Visitors Centre (saying nothing) and struck lucky yet again.
Not only is there FREE RV parking there within walking distance to the
centre of Memphis, the lady at the counter also tipped us off about a discount
package we could purchase for $64 each, allowing entry to ALL FIVE of the significant
music attractions in Memphis we wanted to see.
This saved us more cash and I took a celebratory pic of a BB King statue
in their foyer. |
| Note the entrance to 'Outdoor World' which is INSIDE the pyramid |
From the VC it was impossible to miss the Pyramid shopping
Centre:
Whilst trying not to spend
any money we had a good old browse and enjoyed viewing the wildlife that also
lives there - birds, fish and reptiles (somewhat
contradictory to the amount of weapons and ammunition you could buy in the
mall!).
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| Some of the fish were HUGE! |
Out of interest we approached the
gun counter. Being Black Friday it was
chaos and they had brought in a ticketing system for potential customers to
deal with the volume of people wanting to arm themselves.
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| A beautiful and festive mall |
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| Varmint targets |
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| Spot the problem with where we left Harvey - erm, where does that bridge START if it doesn't finish?! |
We managed to walk away having only purchased an essential tool we had been missing - a marshmallow fork for $4!
Back at the site I attempted to set up my new laptop utilising the inconsistent Wi-Fi and started the process of recalling the last few months….
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