As we went to sleep last night it was pouring down rain. Didn't look good for our trip to the British National Meet in Arkansas tomorrow. But, it quit raining last night and this morning it was overcast but not raining. We left very early to avoid the Atlanta traffic and because of that, and it being the day after a holiday, we were able to get across Atlanta in very good time. We zipped through Atlanta on the Interstates but on the other side of the city, we got off and continued on Hwy. 78. It was great with the top down - overcast and cool. We stopped at a QT for coffee then continued on Hwy. 78 through west Georgia and into Alabama where we stopped for breakfast at a Waffle House in Oxford, AL.
After breakfast, we continued on Hwy. 78, roughly paralleling I-20 until we got to Irondale, just outside of Birmingham. Here we had to get on I-20 east of B'ham, then continue a short way up I-65 where we exited for gas. While getting gas, two different people came up to talk about the car and that they had, or have, and MG, also. We then continued on surface roads until we got on the continuation of Hwy. 78 which is also called I-22. This is a nice, lightly traveled 4-lane divided highway that goes from B'ham to Memphis. We were enjoying the ride when around Jasper, AL it started raining. So, I just sped up and started looking for a bridge! In just a mile or two, we stopped under a bridge and put the top up. It rained pretty hard for awhile, but by the time we got to Tupelo, it had stopped and the sun was out! We checked into the hotel before going downtown for lunch. We stopped at the Cafe 212 on Main Street, a cute, local shop where we had very good sandwiches.
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displayed in chronological order, from about 1898 to modern examples. This was a personal collection and the museum is very nice and spacious. Included were two cars belonging to B.B. King (a Rolls and an El Camino) and a car of Elvis' (a Lincoln). And, to give some credibility to the facility, they also have an MG!
After the Museum, it was back to the hotel for a nap! For dinner, we found a really cute, hole-in-the-wall joint near the hotel that was very good. The Neon Pig Cafe has the best burger in Mississippi, (and they have the award to prove it)! We tried it and it was a very tasty hamburger. I washed mine down with a Wheach beer - a peach flavored wheat beer from O'Fallon, MO. which was quite good.
We then cruised around and checked out Tupelo before heading back to the hotel. Tomorrow, the plan is to stop in Oxford, MS to check it out before going to Hot Springs.
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