So Much Driving

Back on the road this morning we listened to all 6 podcast episodes of Startup which was recommended to us by the wonderful Mr. Jon Gordner (high-five from Lizzy to Penny for keeping her people entertained in the morning).  Thanks Jon for the interesting and entertaining podcast and we highly recommend it to anyone reading this.  It's not super techy so I don't think anyone would get lost with technical jargon.

Buckle up y'all.  It's the law.

We left Oklahoma today and carried on our merry way towards Memphis, Tennessee.  We drove through the entire state of Arkansas and to be honest, we're kinda glad we didn't stop anywhere for more than a meal.  The featured billboards on the highway (that we remember) were about porn shops and beating your children (the billboards were for it, the drivers in the orange crosstrek are very very against it).  After Yaron drove an epic 3+ hours we ended up stopping in Little Rock to refuel our car and our passengers.  Lizzy got to hang out with us on the patio as we dined on pizza and croissant french toast at a restaurant that was visited by Rachel Ray on her Tasty Travels show.  Both dishes were super yummy :D.

Tonight we're hanging out in Memphis enjoying our airbnb accommodations which has a very energetic puppy living in the house.  Lizzy has been super amazing with the puppy to the point that Lizzy just stands there with a look of tolerance on her face as the puppy continually pounces on her head trying to get her to play.  Lizzy had to correct the puppy a couple times, but they seem to get along well.

For dinner tonight we decided to go off the Food Network path and try a restaurant that was recommended to us by Brandon.  Gus' Fried Chicken was delicious albeit located in a somewhat sketchy area.  Spicy and juicy and it came with hearty baked beans and fries.  Best fried chicken I think I've ever had.

So now we're hanging out and planning tomorrows itinerary.  We're going to try and do a tour at Sun Studio in Memphis and then head on over to Nashville.  We've gotten some great suggestions on where to go so we'll see if any pan out.  It's a Monday night so we don't expect much, but hopefully we'll at least get to hear some live music :)

Oh!  I almost forgot.  What the hell Toronto!  A polar vortex as we're driving home?  Are you serious? I'm hoping we don't have to deal with any snow this time around.  Not very happy with you right now. *grumpy face*

P.S. The trees were beautiful today and I loved seeing the fall colours.  Definitely missed that in the Bay Area.

Time-lapsed video of today's journey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pggIb6AeIIM&feature=em-upload_owner