Eastern Oklahoma and all of
Arkansas zipped by pretty quickly as we were trying to keep on the move.
Linda did manage to get a shot of
the First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock as we flew by. Back in 2008 we traveled to San Antonio TX
and on the way home we crossed southern AR and our son was kind of disappointed
because it was absolutely flat. However
I-40 brushes the Ozarks and the terrain is more like home in PA.
We wondered how the lady we met
at the diner back at Devils Tower, WY was making out. She had left Alaska and was moving to AR to
have more sunshine in the winter and lower taxes and cost of living. I think she will feel right at home real soon.
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| Whoa!! Where is this guy going? |
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| I didn't think he could back up at 70 MPH. |
Memphis came up on the
horizon. The Great American Pyramid
stood out as we crossed the Mississippi River.
We still haven’t figured why ‘GPS Jill’ decided to detour us through
downtown but we out smarted her and stayed on I-40. I think she just tests us from time to time
to see if we are paying attention.
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| The Pyramid, originally designed as an arena, now houses a Bass Pro Shop Megastore and headquarters for Ducks Unlimited. |
We decided we would travel to
Jackson, TN and call it a day. It’s
interesting how during our travels we fall into things we never planned on
seeing. Our hotel was next to Casey Jones Village. We walked down to the Old
Country Store's Dixie Café for supper. They offered a
choice of eating at a cafeteria, a buffet or the ice cream parlor. The best part was the live music offered
every Thursday evening. Local folks just
a pickin’ and a sing’n, Bluegrass and country music. There were three jam sessions going at the
same time: one in the cafeteria, one in the ice cream parlor and one on the front
lawn.
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| Croon'n in the cafeteria |
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| Pick'n in the parlor |
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| Bluegrass on the grass |
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