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Today is laundry day at a local facility. This laundromat employs an older woman as an attendant who is extremely friendly and keeps the place spotless. I’ve not been to a laundromat in many years, but this facility gets 5 stars for cleanliness, all machines in working order, tv’s, and both washer and dryer efficientlyContinue reading “December 10, 2022 Day 4 Hot Springs”

Finally, the forecast is calling for no rain and it’s a great day to visit the Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs. Bathhouse Row today consists of 8 bathhouse buildings that were constructed between the years of 1892 and 1923. This area along with the Grand Promenade is a National Historic Landmark District. The Fordyce BathhouseContinue reading “December 9, 2022 Day 3 Hot Springs”

Today was a restful day of no travel, walks, and catching up on work. Ron and Justice enjoyed a 1/2 mile trail straight up Gulpla Gorge Trail, crossing the creek that runs through the park. Justice couldn’t pass up a perfectly good opportunity to take a dip, jumping in the water for a short time.Continue reading “December 8, 2022 Day 2 Hot Springs, AR”

It was a short drive today of 185 miles from West Memphis to Hot Springs. Rain again but with the shorter day, it wasn’t as difficult, and we had made reservations for 5 nights at the National Park. We booked our site through Recreation.gov and unfortunately upon arrival, we discovered our site had a steepContinue reading “December 7, 2022 Gulpha Gorge Campground Hot Springs, AR”

Started out in the morning in a light rain that stayed with us all day. It wasn’t too heavy until we got to Nashville, where it was a steady downpour. Traffic was heavy and with the road construction, we were down to 2 lanes – a concrete barrier on the right and semis on theContinue reading “December 6, 2022 Memphis KOA Journey West Memphis, AR”

After taking care of some last minutes details, we started our journey to the Southwest. Our first reservation was made enroute and we arrived around 3:30pm at Dad’s Campground for our first overnight. The campground was located near the highway and when checking in, we met an elderly (70+) woman who was travelling to oneContinue reading “December 5th, 2022 Dad’s Campground Franklin, KY”