Off to See America: Heading Home

Friday morning we said goodbye and packed up our car to hit the road. 

Our first real stop was Nashville. Dad had learned there was a Krystal, his favorite restaurant, at the same intersection as a White Castle, a restaurant he had never tried that has the same kind of hamburgers. We knew the time was right for a slider showdown.

Mom went into the Krystal, where they were incredibly slow and kind of rude. After a long while, she came out with some food, and we went across to the White Castle. That time, we went through the drive through. They were also very slow. Dad said the service was a draw.

Next it was time for a taste test. Mom said Krystal won on the milkshake front, by a lot. Dad liked White Castle’s fries better; Mom liked Krystal’s better. Both Mom and Dad agreed, surprisingly, that the burgers are the same. Dad was especially surprised at the outcome.

Mom is going to write the next section because of some graphic content.

While we waited for our food at the drive through, I noticed a police car pull over a car across the street. I didn’t think much of it until -- 10 minutes later, after our food finally arrived – we pulled out of the parking lot to find the same car at the gas station across the street surrounded by cops with their guns drawn and the guy in the driver seat waving his hands out the window. We don’t know what happened next because I screamed at Evan to floor it.

After that, we just left Nashville as quick as we could. 

Home at last!

Our next break was Memphis. We went to the Pink Palace, a big museum. It wasn't a children's museum but it had clean bathrooms and was a good chance for us to stretch while looking at strange oddities like a shrunken head and a tyrannasaurus rex that roared at us and scared the wits out of Turner. 

After that short stop, we headed to our hotel in Arkadelphia. It was pretty crowded. We had a dinner Mom packed, went to bed, and had a nice swim before heading home the next morning. 

We are pretty glad to be home!