OK Texas it is, but what route shall we take?

Ok we had settle on Texas but where were we going to go?

• Dave wanted to see the Space Centre near Houston, so that was one condition.
• It was wild flower season and our dear friend Linda from Texas had shared with us her trip to Fredericksburg and Luckenbach, and written about it on my book blog. So that had to be another part of our journey, to visit the Hill country.
• Conroe in the Woodlands area; we have friends Stacie and Don there and it was on our way up north, so that was another consideration.
• Palestine to see our dear friends Jimmy and Sherry who live in the Piney Woods. Had to go there (if they'd have us) as we never really get much time to spend with them.
• Then it would be onto Burleson and Fort Worth as that's where our dear friends Marilyn, Linda and Gaye would be found, and you can't go to Texas and not spend time with them. They are like family.

Ok so that was Texas, but now we had to plan how to get to Nashville! Looking at the map we had to travel through Arkansas to get to Tennessee so that was going to be interesting. Lets get the map book out!

Well everyone seems to stop off at Texarkana to take photos in front of the sign outside the post office so you have one foot in Texas and one in Arkansas. Trip Advisor was not recommending we stay there though! Ok, Trip Advisor is to be worshipped so that was fine. Next question though was where to stay on route to Nashville as it's a long drive. Maybe not for the Americans but for us Brits where nowhere is really very far it was miles and miles!

Guess what I spotted on route to Nashville though? We had to go through MEMPHIS! Elvis country! Guess who loves Elvis? Yes me! Daaaavvvve..... Can we stop in Memphis. Who was he to refuse eh? Well it's still a long way for us little Brits so where could we stop in between. Quick e-mail sent to the Arkansas Tourist Board, who replied almost immediately! One place they recommended was Hot Springs. Quick look on Trip Advisor, and the decision was made. Ok so next stop Memphis, and then onto Nashville.

Now, the next thought was, ok, where do we stay on our way back from Nashville to Texas? It's a long way. The only place I had ever heard of in Arkansas was Little Rock, home of Bill Clinton, so lets take a look at that. River festival, nice looking little city. Yes that would be it.

Lastly, what were we going to do when we got back to Texas? Just a few days to spare, so thought we'd contact our friend Chrinda Jones, Author of Angels sings to rest, and Mother to a talented young man who plays guitar in the Zane Williams Band. Would she like to put us up for a couple of days? Yes she said, she would. So Plano, Texas would be our last stop on our journey.

Now we better start booking accommodation!