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Tripping Again VI

Karen · 2 Comments

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Just over the Arkansas State Line

As we entered into Arkansas shortly after breakfast, we saw a travel trailer in front of us blow a tire–this one flung bits and pieces of the trailer in a trail behind it. It looked like fiberglass insulation, floorboards, pieces of the blown tire, you name it. Quick and expert driving on the part of Fabgrandpa saved us from driving through the treacherous debris! Whew! What an obstacle course out there! I’m just glad it didn’t happen in a place where they had us on one lane for construction.

We got to Little Rock around lunch time.

Lunch time found us in Little Rock, so we stopped at the Cracker Barrell. They had those delicious lima beans cooked with ham as the vegetable of the day. OMG–I have missed southern cooking so much! You can’t even find some things in the grocery stores in Utah and Arizona to cook at home.

Burning the fields in eastern Arkansas

We saw the smoke from lots of fires where the farmers were burning off their fields in eastern Arkansas. I saw cotton, wheat, and soybean fields along the highway.

Rest stop in Arkansas

The rest stops are getting prettier the further east we go. These looked like cypress trees, but I’m not sure if they are because I thought cypress grew in swampland.

Our RV--isn't the rig beautiful?

Those terrible roads in Oklahoma yesterday, and a 30 mile stretch in Arkansas today shook something loose under the truck. There’s a rattle there that wasn’t there before. We’ll have to get it checked out as soon as we get to Georgia.

The entrance to Tom Sawyer RV Park in West Memphis

We absolutely love Tom Sawyer RV Park in West Memphis. It is right on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River. The sites are long long pull through sites that are so level you can’t believe it. Most of them have concrete pads, but I forgot to make a reservation until yesterday so we got a gravel one. It’s still nice though. We’ll be here for three nights so we can go down to Beale Street in Memphis and have a little fun!

Wille Mae's Rib Haus--the place for BBQ in West Memphis!

This may look like a dump, but you are cheating yourself out of the best barbecue ribs ever if you let appearance be the judge. Go in there if you are ever in West Memphis–you will not regret it.

The entrance sign to Tom Sawyer RV Park

Ever seen a neon catfish? There’s one on the entrance sign to Tom Sawyer RV Park in West Memphis. You have to drive over the levy to get there.

Sunset over the Mississippi River

What a way to end the day! Sunset over the Mississippi River, right out the back door! A cool breeze, moon shining down, and the water rolling down to the bay…

And this is for my friend, Gaelyn, also known as Geogypsy, also known as the maker of buttermilk pie:

Home made buttermilk pie from Wille Mae's Rib Haus

And “Yes” I did eat it, and “Yes” I will deal with the repercussions from that. It was delicious, by the way.

 

 

 

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  1. Gaelyn says

    October 23, 2011 at 10:14 am

    Glad you didn’t run into the other trailer debris. Bummer for them. This RV park looks for comfy. Drooling for some buttermilk pie. Hmmm, going to Hurricane/Washington today where I could buy some buttermilk.

    How about a link on this? 😉

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  2. Jeannelle says

    October 24, 2011 at 9:20 am

    I like that neon sign photo.

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