Oct 8, 2009 - Bad Dog!!

BAD DOG!! Yup. That's me. I know I haven't kept you updated for a long time. I have been in a real funk lately. Let me explain. You remember last July when I wrote about the happy couple getting that white furry thing they call Moe (I call the yappy thing)? Well they got her. All summer long it has been Moe this and Moe that. I have heard NO MOE more than I even want to talk about. I hear people talk about how cute she is and how well behaved she is. About wants to make you throw up. Well guess what. She's GONE!!!! Yup. The happy couple got...

Sep 12, 2009 - Exploring Bella Vista

It was a beautiful day in NW Arkansas today proving the weatherman to be wrong. We called our roadside service and got the tire changed on the trailer. Then Ken came by and drove Doug to Wally World where we had an old tire of his placed on a rim to be used as a spare. He then took Doug on a circular tour of Bella Vista. Bella Vista is quite an unique community. Founded in the 1960's as a retirement community, it has now developed in to a fast growing community that houses several large companies such as Wally World, Tyson's, and JB Hunt....

Sep 11, 2009 - Cruising the Western Edge of Missouri

We had a nice easy drive from Kansas City to Bella Vista AR which is a suburb of Bentonville home of Wally World. We drove down Hwy 71 which was really a delightful trip. The road was mostly newly resurfaced and there wasn't a lot of traffic. We did take a side trip to Appleton City MO which was the hometown of Doug's mother. It is a small (1300) farm town. All of our trip today was quite scenic as the fields are still bright green from all the rain the area has had in the last month. We stopped in Nevada MO for our picnic lunch. The town...

Apr 3, 2009 - "Heading Home"

Friday, April 3rd, we are "heading home" !! We have had a wonderful time here at Rayford Crossing RV Resort. We have made friends from Iowa, Wisconsin, Canada, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, etc. We are stopping at Texarkana, TX at the Shady Pines RV Park, where we stayed during 2005 on our trip to Arkansas. From Shady Pines at Texarkana,TX we traveled north on Hwy # 71 thru Mena, Ark. We had planned on staying at Queen Wilhelmina State Park, but it turned out to be "TO COLD" !! We traveled thru Fort Smith, then on to Bella Vista, AR. We stayed...