A MINI roadtrip without Bessie? Can it be true? Yes. Bessie stayed home while her owner, Caren, went gallivanting off to MINI Takes the States with her boyfriend.
We took the journey in an unlikely pairing of Allen’s MINI Coupe with tear-drop camper in tow. Our maiden roadtrip from Madison, Wisconsin, to Memphis, Tennessee and back via St. Louis and Chicago went wonderfully. From truck stops and camping grounds, the biggest adventure was where we would call home after a long day on the road. Allen and I enjoyed taking in the city lights of Memphis, playing vintage video games, go-karts, pink lemonade and trying to figure out how a baseball game works. But best of all, enjoying it all with so many other fellow MINI friends. View photos…
Taking in a White Sox game...
Taking in a White Sox game...
It's so easy to figure out where we're parked!
It's so easy to figure out where we're parked!
Getting our kicks..
Getting our kicks..
On our way to Chicago...
On our way to Chicago...
On the REAL track!
On the REAL track!
The food trucks.
The food trucks.
A night at the arcade!
A night at the arcade!
Allen takes to the track in a go-kart.
Allen takes to the track in a go-kart.
At Gateway Motorsports Park, our evening location.
At Gateway Motorsports Park, our evening location.
In St. Louis!
In St. Louis!
Pink Lemonade slushie. It's amazing! There's nothing like it. Even has a cherry in it!
Pink Lemonade slushie. It's amazing! There's nothing like it. Even has a cherry in it!
Stop of the day - Hayden's BBQ in Popular Grove, MO
Stop of the day - Hayden's BBQ in Popular Grove, MO
Everywhere you go - construction!
Everywhere you go - construction!
On the road to our next destination - St. Louis!
On the road to our next destination - St. Louis!
Rise and shine in Memphis!
Rise and shine in Memphis!
At our Memphis area campground with our other fellow campers.
At our Memphis area campground with our other fellow campers.
Allen and his camper get all set up in our first big road trip.
Allen and his camper get all set up in our first big road trip.
Rock star parking on Beale Street in Memphis. Thanks Mark Harper!
Rock star parking on Beale Street in Memphis. Thanks Mark Harper!