SATURDAY MARCH 8/08
Beautiful sunrise over the far end of the lake this morning. This is a very scenic area between Mount Vernon & Mount Pleasant. Cypress Lake is about 12 south of I-30.
We checked the weather ahead of us & could see things were improving to the east as far as Memphis so we decided to hit the road & log on some miles to-day. We were eastbound on I-30 by 8:15. First stop was in Texarkana where we Wal-Marted ourselves with some groceries. Then, off on the next exit & Cracker Barreled ourselves real darn good. Next was a hundred & fifty dollar gas stop in Hope, Arkansas. Birthplace of ex President Bill Clinton. We breezed through Little Rock alright & headed for the town of Brinkley. Noticed the traffic was super heavy coming the other way. Turned on the CB Radio & could hear the truckers talking about the big traffic jam mess west of Memphis. They had one of the worst snow storms on record last night & there were multiple accidents. I-30 was completely shut down this morning while crews cleaned up the wrecks. That explained the heavy volume of traffic just after they finally opened it up. We pulled into Brinkley so didn't get as far as the eastbound back-up. Kelly had found an RV park on the computer last night behind the Heritage Inn just off I-40 in the town of Brinkley so that's where I'm typing this from. It's a nice sunny day here but there are still melting patches of snow from yesterday's storm.
First thing we did was check the weather ahead & it looks like we have a clear shot at making it home either Monday or Tuesday. Weather is looking clear & it's getting milder so figured we might as well take advantage of the situation before the next big snowstorm rolls in again. Hadn't planned on being home this early but we just have to roll with the punches here & take a shot at it. We have one stop in Elkhart, Indiana to pick up a new screen door for the rig & then it's down the homestretch for home................. Ya-houie Louie, it will be good to be home......but only for a few days & then we'll be wishing we were still in Arizona somewhere basking in the warm desert sun. Ya just can't win!!!! COME ON SPRING:))))))
Beautiful sunrise over the far end of the lake this morning. This is a very scenic area between Mount Vernon & Mount Pleasant. Cypress Lake is about 12 south of I-30.
We checked the weather ahead of us & could see things were improving to the east as far as Memphis so we decided to hit the road & log on some miles to-day. We were eastbound on I-30 by 8:15. First stop was in Texarkana where we Wal-Marted ourselves with some groceries. Then, off on the next exit & Cracker Barreled ourselves real darn good. Next was a hundred & fifty dollar gas stop in Hope, Arkansas. Birthplace of ex President Bill Clinton. We breezed through Little Rock alright & headed for the town of Brinkley. Noticed the traffic was super heavy coming the other way. Turned on the CB Radio & could hear the truckers talking about the big traffic jam mess west of Memphis. They had one of the worst snow storms on record last night & there were multiple accidents. I-30 was completely shut down this morning while crews cleaned up the wrecks. That explained the heavy volume of traffic just after they finally opened it up. We pulled into Brinkley so didn't get as far as the eastbound back-up. Kelly had found an RV park on the computer last night behind the Heritage Inn just off I-40 in the town of Brinkley so that's where I'm typing this from. It's a nice sunny day here but there are still melting patches of snow from yesterday's storm.
First thing we did was check the weather ahead & it looks like we have a clear shot at making it home either Monday or Tuesday. Weather is looking clear & it's getting milder so figured we might as well take advantage of the situation before the next big snowstorm rolls in again. Hadn't planned on being home this early but we just have to roll with the punches here & take a shot at it. We have one stop in Elkhart, Indiana to pick up a new screen door for the rig & then it's down the homestretch for home................. Ya-houie Louie, it will be good to be home......but only for a few days & then we'll be wishing we were still in Arizona somewhere basking in the warm desert sun. Ya just can't win!!!! COME ON SPRING:))))))
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I think the duck like bird from a few days ago was a coot.
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