Mar 21, 2014 - Hot Springs, Arkansas

Drove from Oklahoma City through southeastern Oklahoma to Arkansas. Windy again at the beginning and then off and on later until around the time we got to Arkansas. We passed oil fields, and in eastern Oklahoma, we finally started seeing some grass that was actually green. We also finally went by a couple of Lakes, Hadn't seen any of this in a long time. So, it was definitely more scenic and colorful than before today. The last part of the trip was through forests. A lot of flowering trees were in bloom and very pretty. On the downside,...

Mar 14, 2014 - "Towel please!" - CAUTION: nude photo

HAH - bet THAT got your attention! Tues Mar 11 We had beautiful day for a drive today. We covered about 100 miles up the road this morning to the J&J RV Park in Hot Springs, AR. J&J is a great little CG to spend some time in this area. It is reasonable and very convenient to downtown Hot Springs and the National Park. The owners are VERY accommodating. If you decide to go there – do NOT follow your GPS! Approach via East Grand Ave (US Bus 70), Exit 4: http://www.jjrvpark.com/index.html. We spent the afternoon checking out the downtown area,...

Mar 14, 2014 - Tom Sawyer

REMINDER: IF YOU WISH TO ZOOM IN OR OUT ON OUR MAIN PAGE TRAVEL MAP, SIMPLY SELECT ANOTHER VIEW FROM THOSE LISTED UNDER THE MAP. THE DEFAULT WON'T CHANGE BUT YOU CAN SELECT A DIFFERENT VIEW THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SEE MORE OR LESS OF THE COUNTRY AND OUR TRAVEL ROUTES. Thurs Mar 13 We had a new low for the year this morning at 32.0. It was chilly when we hooked up but it was a beautiful, sunny day. In spite of some minor construction, we made good time as we covered the 180 miles on I-30 and I-40 to the Tom Sawyer RV Park on the banks of the...

Mar 13, 2014 - DIAMONDS!!

Sun Mar 9 – Hello AK Today we headed down the road under pleasant conditions about 260 miles to the campground at the fairground in Hope, AR. This is the first time in Arkansas for both of us. You know what that means – another bead for Ginger! Hope is the birthplace of Bill Clinton and, of course, there is a museum there – we passed on that. Mon Mar 10 This morning we headed up to the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro in dense fog. Along the way we were delayed for about 40 minutes by an accident. These folks don’t have a good...

Jan 12, 2014 - We're Off!!!

Well, we did escape Kenosha on Saturday morning at 8:10 AM. That was after one of the most harrowing hookups we have ever done. When I first drove up to the trailer, I applied the brakes and slid right past it. The storage lot was a sheet of ice. Fortunately I brought along a container of Kitty Litter, and after liberally spreading that around our truck and across the lot. We go hooked up and carefully followed the trail of kitty litter out of the lot. From there on the roads were good and we were off. We got to within 40 miles of our first...

Dec 23, 2013 - Van Buren (Ft. Smith), AR

Got up at 5:15 a.m. this morning to say goodbye to Mike and Denise before they went to work. Said goodbye to the grand kids last night so they wouldn't have to get up so early. We got on the road at 6:00 a.m. and missed the morning rush. We saw several deer on the side of the road that had been hit by vehicles so we kept our speed down. We also saw a wolf crossing the road right in front of us and later saw another one that didn't make it. I didn't know they had wolves in Tennessee but these were way too big and furry to be coyotes or...

Dec 7, 2013 - Little Rock AR

12/7 We get up really early in Amarillo TX. We clean up have Breakfast and are on the road by 0500 headed east on I-40, It was 7 degrees when I woke up. We reach Oklahoma before sun rise. Through Oklahoma City early afternoon. Then it went bad, the remains of Cleon were every where cars and trucks off the road and abandoned every where and ice still on the road. We end up in a long line of trucks and a few cars going the best we can but at times that is only about 30. Driving I am kind of used to but not driving an RV pulling a van on a...

Nov 17, 2013 - Lake Village, AR

Last night we discussed our route. We decided to head northeast and try to parallel the interstate. This does not sound like us. Contrary to popular belief, we do check the weather. Northeast will take us toward bad weather. We head east instead. The roads are good. There is no traffic. We travel through forests. Although past their prime, the trees still have fall color. We see rivers and lakes with water in them. In fact, the entire state looks like it has had a lot of rain. We travel on a Civil War Trail and the Trail of Tears. We do...

Nov 16, 2013 - Day Trip: Crater of Diamonds State Park, AR

It does not rain today. After breakfast in town, we head to the Crater of Diamonds State Park. We visit the museum. There are samples of what we should look for. We see pictures of the bigger diamonds that have been found here. We head downstairs. We watch a video on how to wet sift for diamonds. We rent our equipment. We are ready. The diamond crater is huge. There are many people here but plenty of room for all. It becomes obvious that a lot of luck is needed to find a diamond. We pick a spot. They have recently plowed the fields. We dig...

Nov 15, 2013 - Murfreesboro, AR

Our RV Park is new. It is part of a casino complex. The restrooms are very high end! Nonetheless, since we are not here to gamble, we move on. We travel east across Oklahoma. We parallel the Red River that is the Texas border. Slowly, the terrain is getting greener. We cross the creeks and the rivers that run south into the Red River. They have water in them! We cross into Arkansas. Our destination is Craters of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, AR. The weather is not good. Today it is overcast and we see some rain. It may rain...

Nov 10, 2013 - Arkansas

Early Halloween morning, we unhooked the RV in some fairly heavy rain and took off for Arkansas. We crossed the Mississippi and drove the rest of the way to North Little Rock, Arkansas where we had reservations for a week in the Downtown Riverside RV Park right on the Arkansas River that divides Little Rock and North Little Rock. This was our first experience in an urban campground and we really enjoyed it – mostly because we are right on the river and the Little Rock skyline is right outside our picture window/windshield! We are also right...

Oct 29, 2013 - Quincy, FL

Just a quick post while the generator is running. This morning we had a traveling breakfast of a bowl of cereal. We made the bed and got things stowed away for travel. We pulled out of Camp Wally World at 8:30am. I drove us across the rest of Mississippi and into Alabama. We went through the tunnel at Mobile at 1:00pm. As soon as we entered Florida we stopped at the rest area/welcome center for lunch. I was fixing us a sandwich and Jackie was going out to check on the car. I heard a kind of thump and noticed the door was swinging open. I...