We found warmer temps…….

 

Our Location:

Walmart, Benton, Arkansas

We woke this morning to a cold start but warmer than Wapakoneta. We were literally 5 minutes from the Tennessee state line and only an hour from Nashville. We opted to leave a bit later, around 8:30 am to allow most of the rush hour traffic to at least have a head start.

We arrived this morning and left this afternoon.

Not much colour.

Roughish roads for the most part off and on all day. Of course there were some very nice stretches of fantastic roads as well. Lots of narrow lanes in construction zones but over all a pretty good day. We crossed into Arkansas via I 40 west over the Might Mississippi River after the noon hour. Another 3 hours or so and pulled into Benton Walmart. Not one I would pick again but it will work for the night. We had to get off of I 30 south only to have to get back on I 30 north for about 1 minute. The lot has a bar but the drop down piece has been removed and pretty much everyone fits under it. We had to park all the way across the lot near the forest, unlevel but okay for a night.

At a Tennessee rest area.

Not fantastic but still they are flowers at least.

Yep, it’s cotton, not snow.

We stopped often today, not having our travel legs yet. We rolled along well and hope to put in a shorter day tomorrow. We are hoping to stop near Mineral Wells in Texas, just a bit west of Dallas. There we hope to slip into a park for a few days to take care of a number of things. 

We are nearing the Mississippi River.

There it is.

Welcome to Arkansas….

A few pics taken mostly as we hurtled down the interstate at break neck speeds and air borne moments! 

Until next time…..

Take care, stay safe,

Deb