Mammoth Cave National Park

    We started our day with a hotel breakfast at our hotel in Bowling Green. We then had to drive 40 minutes to get to the National Park. Once we got to the park we got our junior ranger booklets, bought a National Parks Yahtzee from the gift shop and ate some more food. After eating we did some research in the visitor's center for our junior ranger booklets. Then we walked to the buses for our cave tour called, The Grand Avenue Tour. The tour was really good and interesting. Something that I learned on the tour is that Mammoth Cave is the longest cave in the world because it is a dry cave. Other caves are wet so those caves cave in. (Pun intended) After the tour we did a lot in our junior ranger books. Then we walked down to the original entrance to Mammoth Cave. We also saw a mama deer with her two fawns. We then we became junior rangers!

The days in Georgia

     We spent the next 6 days with our friends in north Georgia, (Mostly on Lake Hiawassee) Over the course of those days we went tubing and knee boarding. We also went to a cool water obstacle course and watched fireworks on the fourth of July. The next day we drove down to Johns Creek. We stayed at Johns Creek with our friends.

June 30th, Third day in Memphis

We started our day by eating some hotel breakfast. Then we drove to the Memphis Botanic Garden. At the garden it was sooooooo hot, I felt like I was going to die. After the garden we went to a restaurant that was called the Beauty Salon, we had brunch. After the beauty salon we went back to the hotel and watched the end of a euro game, the teams that were playing were Spain and Georgia, Spain destroyed Georgia 4-1. Then went swimming. After we went swimming, we went to Panera Bread for dinner, then we walked along the river for a little bit. Then we went back to the hotel to rest up for our 7 hour drive the next day.

June 29th, second day in Memphis

    We started our day with some hotel breakfast. Then we went back to the hotel to watch the euro round of 16. Switzerland beat Italy 2-0. (Italy were the reigning champions.) After the game we got into the car and drove to Graceland. At Graceland we first went to the cafe and the diner so we could eat lunch. Then we went to the Elvis: The entertainer museum. At the museum we saw his robes and his golden records. After the museum we went to the making of Elvis, the movie. Then we went to the Elvis motors exhibit. At the exhibit we saw Elvis's cars including his pink Cadillac. Then we got ice cream. After ice cream we walked back to the car and tried to see the mansion, but we were unable to. After that fail we drove back to the hotel, had some down time and then went to a Mediterranean restaurant for dinner.   

June 28th, first full day in Memphis

    We started our first full day in Memphis by eating some breakfast in the hotel lobby. It was me, my mom, my grandad and my grandmother. After eating breakfast, we went to go to the site where Elvis Presly was originally buried, but when we got there, we couldn't find a way into the park. Because there was not a way into the park, we went to go to an Italian restaurant. The restaurant was TERRIBLE, the customer service was terrible, the cooks forgot to put pineapple on my pizza, there were mosquitoes in the restaurant, the waiter didn't bring me my drink! It was 0.0001-star. After the restaurant we drove to a parking lot, parked our car and then walked to a trolley station. We took the trolley down to the end of the line and back to the second to last stop. After getting of the trolley, we walked to the national civil rights museum. At the civil rights museum we got to learn all about civil rights, and we got to see the place where MLK Jr was shot. After the museum we got back on the trolley and took it to an ice cream store. Once we had finished our ice cream, we walked to the Peabody hotel and watched the Peabody ducks march. After the duck march we walked to a restaurant for dinner (I had ribs). Luckily for us this restaurant was much better and definitely deserves a 5-star review. After we ate, we walked down Beale Street and listened to some music for half an hour. After that we walked back to the car and drove back to the hotel.        

This is where MLk Jr was assassinated.