AND WE'RE OFF

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27

Our Fall Colors adventure got off to a slow start this morning!  Who would have thought that we wouldn't wake up before 7:00.  Thanks to Kim  for calling to get us up and going.  We finished gathering and loading the last minute items and pulled out of the driveway at 9:20 - destination Alexander, Arkansas - 315 miles away.  

I'm ready to hit the road!

The first 30 miles were all too frequently punctuated by Thelma - our GPS - pleading with us to "please make a U turn in 500 feet."   It seems that Thelma likes Interstate Highways while I prefer secondary highways.  I insisted that we go to Athens on highway 31 and then to Sulphur Springs via highway 19 and then take I-30 to Alexander.  Thelma finally got the idea about the time we got to Trinidad and decided to follow my direction.  After stops for fuel and lunch we arrived here around 4:30.  Arkansas is a beautiful state with good highways and nice roadside parks.  

I drove to Texarkana and Jenna brought us on to Alexander.  It's  nice to get to ride and rubberneck sometimes.  Traffic was light until we neared Little Rock, and even then it wasn't too bad.  Our destination for tonight was a wildlife rescue park about 15 miles south of Little Rock. The park is certified by the state and they receive animals through the department of Fish and Wildlife. They have 2 pens with 3 deer in each. The owner tells me they were all abandoned by their mamas - probably due to being hit by a car.  They raise the animals until they are old enough to be on their own and then they are released on the surrounding 170 acres.  No hunting is allowed on this property and it is fenced to protect them.  The owner said they have had lots of animals brought here - fox, squirrels, ducks - even mice!   It was a little tricky finding this place, but the price is right and the campsites are fine.  Besides, it's fun to see the little deer.

Tomorrow we are off to Tennessee and Loretta Lynn's Ranch.  We'll see what kind of place the coal miner's daughter has.  Till then, Happy Trails.

Note:  We don't have wifi so this will be posted tomorrow.