Pictures

 Hatchery

Elkhorn Tavern at Pea Ridge (Civil War site)

Storm

Dallas and in between

So if you haven't figured it out through the back channels, yes I am in Dallas, TX.  Looks like I have fallen behind with my posts, seeing as I have skipped the whole south.  I mostly blasted through it in two days.  Once I  closed my lease in New Haven I headed south to see what southern comfort is all about.  Skipped the tolls on the way to the south because I wasn't down for paying another $14 to drive.  This tour ended up heading through the mountains, below is the map.    

Ended up driving right past the Yuengling factory and didn't realize it until I was 200 miles away. F's.  If you know nothing of this lovely brand it's the oldest brewery in the U.S. and very hard to come by if you don't live on the east coast.  

                                                  

After missing the opportunity of my life, I enjoyed the mountains of Virginia, maybe a little to much because I spent the night there in my car.  As you can imagine, sleeping in a car full of my stuff wasn't very comfortable.  That night made for an early morning on the road, plus a had a lot of road between me and the next sleeping den.  

The next 14 hours was me vs. the road, except lunch that was lunch vs. me.  I found an amazing hole in the wall bbq place in Memphis.  The place smelt amazing even before I got through the door.  I don't have a picture of the pork sandwich I had before it wasn't around long enough.  

Memphis is on the border between Tennessee and Arkansas.  After enjoying the beautiful country side of Tennessee I was hating on Arkansas as soon as I crossed the border.  As soon as you pass over the Mississippi river you find your self on the wrong side of the river.  Miles of mud as far as the eye can see.  Things just seemed a little gloomier, houses were run down, businesses closed, and more importantly the road became degraded.  I thought to myself, "How can that old man (Don Purser) like it here?"  It took until Little Rock, AR until I realized how beautiful Arkansas can be.  I ended up taking a lot of pictures when Mr. Purser was showing me around.  We went to a Civil War site, National Parks, lakes, a fish hatchery, and surrounding cities, which took a twisted winding road to access all the sites. 

Pictures from Tennessee and Arkansas below.

Fish Hatchery

Weather was odd a few days in Arkansas. It was a beautiful day and then a hailstorm, then sun, and then later that night rain, lighting, and thunder.

Hotel Purser

Grandpa's (Don Purser) new fishing hole (heated)

  

New Haven

It’s April 16th and people are starting to ask me where I am and where I have been, so this obviously means that I’m not a very good blogger.  I’ve been in New Haven, CT since my last post.  Here I have been going to museums, restaurants, and seeing local sites.  A few notable places are the Yale Center for British Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Tokyo String Quartet benefit concert, some great restaurants, and architecture that dates back to the beginning of this lovely country.

The art museums were a nice break from the city and the best part was that they were free.  Yale's art museum had many different exhibits, some of which I couldn't take pictures of probably because they were owned by starving artists.  Pictures below

http://artgallery.yale.edu/

http://ycba.yale.edu

It was restaurant week in New Haven last week.  Restaurant week is when the local restaurants have a set menu for lunch and dinner.  My favorite restaurant was Pacifico, which served fresh Latin food.  I attached a picture and a link.

http://www.pacificorestaurants.com/













Tokyo String Quartet put on a benefit concert for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.  It was a packed event with people young and old.  The last song was two quartets going back and fore, which was quite intense.

http://music.yale.edu/news/?p=5082