Left Gadsden, AL this morning heading west. Once again, took smaller highways through some beautiful country! We traveled through Alabama, Mississippi and just a small part of Tennessee before stopping here, West Memphis, AR. The "draw" here wasn't because it's in Arkansas but rather the campground is situated right on the Mississippi River! Their ad says that they are so close - sometimes they're in the river! You have to drive through some pretty depressed neighborhoods and then an industrial area, and then you see the trees! Not to worry though...Lots of clear sky where the RV's are parked!
Took a walk along the Mississippi to watch the tug boats and barges travel along the river. One tug was pushing a whole lot of barges (not this picture), you could "feel" the power behind those engines! They might have even been Detroits! (That's an "inside" joke...so many of our friends tease Don about our engine!)Lots of benches so you can sit and enjoy the river as you're watching. Tess put her paws in the water a time or two, but Don never let her get all the way in. He really wasn't in a very good area and din't have secure footing! Not to mention that I don't think he would have wanted to go in
and get her, if she had a problem! :-)Although we don't have a "waterfront" spot, we have a great view of the river! Tomorrow morning we will meet Kim, Tim and Ashleigh for a quick visit before Ashleigh goes to her dad's for her Spring Break. She'll be back next week though and we'll be in Cabot then! After that it will be a visit to Memphis. Might visit Graceland, but we haven't made our plans yet! :-) We won't worry about leaving the motorhome for the day...the river is at 22' and it crests at 31'! The lady in the office said that it shouldn't reach that level until NEXT Friday but then it was supposed to go back down.
An interesting note...we put in 130 gallons of fuel today, we only have a 150 gallon tank! Let's see...20 gallons at 5.5 - 6 miles per gallon! Yikes! This fill cost $326.71! Flying J was $2.519!
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Could you imagine how many radiators the tug goes through with a really powerful Detroit. You (Don) go through lots with that wimpy Detroit you have.
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