Thursday, 5/16/2019 Leg 5, W. Memphis, AR to Nashville, TN.
Noon. After fueling in W. Memphis I crossed the muddy Mississippi into Memphis, TN proper on another beautiful day to ride…then the ‘fun’ begins…
Despite driving the posted speed limit cars and commercial trucks are whizzing around oblivious to and cutting off one another to cross several lanes of traffic to make an exit that in a same world a normal person would have missed, and then driven to the next exit and backtracked, right?
No sir, not in the Volunteer To Be Stupid While Driving State. The jockeying for position continues until well out of Memphis. I settle in for a peaceful and uneventful cruise to Exit 87 BBQ, literally a converted utility trailer serving a good BBQ pork sandwich with Cole slaw. While turning around through a nearby Speedway gas/convenience store parking lot another Tennessean cuts me off racing into his favorite parking spot without giving me a sideways glance. I brake then continue back to the shed where there always seems to be a line of locals, truckers, and lone motorcyclist blogging about the curt server sporting an ankle bracelet and matching tattoos dishing up ribs and Q sandwiches. The stream of customers is steady and varied, but the Q was worth the price of admission. Time to hit the road to Nashville to await my Lori’s arrival (who I’m pretty sure hasn’t worn an ankle tracker…I think).
Raven Tales 