Day Thirteen: Tombigbee State Park, MS

Arkansas was a beautiful state and we really enjoyed all the State Parks.  I know we didn't even touch the beginning of what ALL Arkansas has to offer so I think we will need to come back again!

Our drive from Hot Springs, AR to Tupelo, MS was nice.  The roads a more flat now and we did see a little of the Arkansas River flooding south of Little Rock, AR.

Arkansas River Flooding

Arkansas River Flooding

More River Flooding

We're starting to get back into more farmland.  These cornfields are huge and go on for miles and miles.

Cornfields

Mississippi River flooding started about a mile before we crossed.

Mississippi River flooding

I get so excited when were starting to cross the Mississippi River.  I want to take pictures, but I also just want to gawk.  The bridge in Memphis, TN across the Mississippi River was massive.  We got stuck is some traffic so I was able to look around and take pictures.

Memphis TN bridge

Mississippi River

Bridges

Welcome to Tennessee

We passed this container yard in Memphis, TN.  It pretty neat to think that these containers came in on the River then are being moved onto big trucks to be delivered.

Container Yard

Container movers

Our GPS routed us through a more industrial side of Memphis, TN and I do hope to not have to go through there again.  It was very dirty.  I need to see more farmland.


We arrived at Tombigbee State Park in Tupelo, MS and the view at the office was beautiful!

Tombigbee State Park, Tupelo, MS

Girl M. had to try to fish some more.

Girl M.

Us

Bojangles does not care for water but he enjoyed walking/wading around at the boat launch.  He spend about 15 minutes walking around in the water.  So not like him!

Bojangles in the water

View from a shelter

Our campsite was nice and clean.  Paved, level site with a picnic table and a fire ring.  Dear Hubby is out of road flares so he'll have to Boy Scout the fire tonight!

Fire Ring

Old Gal set up

Girl M fished for a while that evening with no luck.

Girl M. fishing

Dear Hubby finally got the pole away from Girl M.  For a few minutes at least.

Dear Hubby fishing

Evening on the Lake

He did it!  He started us a fire! My caveman!

Fire Good!

These too are too cute sometimes!

Lulu & Bobo

Tomorrow we're heading South.  We going to stay at our Hunt Camp in Lumpkin, GA for the night then head home.  We've had a wonderful trip and I look forward to Dear Hubby's retirement so that we can travel more.

Until next time.............

Bonnie

Day Twelve: Hot Springs, Arkansas & Catfish Lunch

We left to sight see early in the morning hoping that it would not be too hot.  The day turned out beautiful with the temperature about 80 degrees and sunny skies.  Hot Springs was very pretty and we spent them morning taking the tour of the Fordyce Bath house.

Hot Springs, AR

Girl M. wanted us to put a bath tub like this in our home............that's huge!

Fordyce Bathhouse

Bathtub

Beautiful stained glass

Statues

The Visitors Center & museum was very interesting and Free is a good thing too. 

Outside the Fordyce Bathhouse

We took a walking tour of the Grand Promenade.  They just don't make gardens like they used to.

Girl M & a fountain

It's amazing all these hot spring fountains and poosl just flowing out of the earth.  We really enjoyed looking at them and being able to feel just how warm the water was.

Hot Springs pool

Girl M took our picture

Touristy shot?

We found a park bench to decide what to do next.  We still had 1-/2 hours on our parking meter so we wanted to look around for a little while more.  We visited the Hot Springs Aquarium.  For $20 it wasn't bad, it had some pretty interesting creatures and wasted a little more time.  Dear Hubby saw the Beef Jerky Outlet and spent a little time sampling their goods.

Resting

We found another spring in a little park and it was probably the prettiest of all so far.  So relaxing.

Hot Spring waterfall & pond

Girl M

We decided to see another glass chapel at Garvan Woodland Gardens.  It was a short drive from downtown.

Anthony Family Carillion

The Anthony Chapel did not disappoint.  It was much larger than the chapel in Eureka Springs.  It's such an amazing work of art.

Anthony Chapel

Selfie

Beautiful

Getting close to Lunch time we looked for someplace that had Catfish.  Lately that's what I've been craving.....I've never really cared for catfish but it's either catfish or Barbeque.  Who know?

Bubba's Catfish & Seafood, Hot Springs, AR

We ordered the family meal because Girl M. doesn't like fish.  There was plenty of food and it was all delicious!  We even had enough leftovers for dinner that night.

Catfish/Chicken tenders/Fries/Hushpuppies & Coleslaw

Getting back to our campsite, Girl M. wanted to loose at some mini-golf.  The KOA didn't advertise it much but Girl M asked at the office and it was only $2.00 per person.  The area had been recently mowed but could have used a little blowing off the grass clippings.  It's sad to think that they let something like this go.  But for $6 we had a good time and wasted a few hours.

Girl M & mini-golf

Girl M. keeps us active and after allowing us to rest a few minutes she was ready to go swimming.

The pool was nice but I didn't swim since it was only 80 degrees and the pool was in the shade.  I like it hot!

KOA Pool

Tomorrow we'll be packing up and heading to Mississippi.

Until next time...............

Bonnie

Day Eleven: Hot Springs, AR KOA Campground

The scenery while driving through Arkansas was beautiful and the highways were very nice.  I'm going to miss the mountains.

Ouachita Mountains

 We did see more river flooding along the Arkansas River.

Arkansas River flooding

 We didn't seem to take many pictures today.  Once we got set up at the Hot Springs National Park KOA we just did a little relaxing.  The campground was nice and clean.  We felt packed in compared to State Parks we have been staying at.

A little relaxing

 The park had these ducks walking around.  They would sleep in the middle of the road to the office and we had a great view of new campers coming in and trying to decide how to go around them.  Sometimes the office staff would come down and shoosh them off the road but it never lasted very long.  Entertainment!

Speed control!

Tomorrow we plan to see Hot Springs National Park, bathhouse row and city stuff.

Until next time........................

Bonnie