We are sitting on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Tom Sawyer RV Park as we have several times in the past. The drive from Columbus OH was just a drive and we easily found our way to Louisville North  just across the river in IN. We had the generator exhaust pipe strapped back in place and were good to go after 3 nights to Nashville. We did get to Louisville and Carol wrote that up nicely in her blog. 

The next stop was Nashville where we planned a two night stay. The  full day we were there we got some food shopping done and then went to Grand Ole Opry. Somehow I remembered going many years ago and vowing not to return. We really enjoyed the show and crowd and the delight at being in the place where so many great country artists took the leap to stardom. 

The next drive was across I 40 to Memphis. They do say that into every fine day a little rain must fall. That’s a LITTLE rain. About an hour 50 minutes down the road we came to a rest area and the next one was 89 miles. Carol agreed to let me drive even though she still had 10 minutes left in her shift. As I got the coach up to speed there were some rain drops on the windshield. Within 10 minutes we were dropping our speed to be driving within what we could see. Traffic was crazy. Eventually the rain subsided to “just rain.” by the time we reached Memphis.

We crossed the Mississippi River on I40 and  went a bit south (8 miles) to Tom Sawyer RV park. Our front row site – 105 – is as close to the river as you would want to be. River traffic seemed lighter than usual and it is clear there is less water than one would expect to see. There has not been much recovery from what we saw last Spring.  We have pretty much stayed on our site and enjoyed being on the river, so much so that we have extended our stay until the 5th. The river traffic as picked up today.

On the 5th we will try to ignore the election day hoopla as we drive to New Boston TX where Candy Cane Corral is located. That is the Harvest Host site we had the tornado warning last Spring. As we sort of promised ourselves we are returning for 2 nights to take advantage of what there is to see and do in the vicinity. After that we will go on to Plantation Place RV Park in Dallas area so we can visit with Deb and Scott and drive up to Aubry to visit Dora (she was my mother’s primary aide and has become a friend over the years).  

Today is Carol’s Birthday – she caught up to me at 82. We have dinner reservations in Memphis.